Democracy Quote by Sara Gideon

In Maine, we are fortunate to have a Clean Elections system that allows legislators to turn down corporate special interest money. At the national…

— Chellie Pingree

Making it harder for the most vulnerable voters to participate in the political process inevitably leads to policies and policymakers that do not represent…

— Nina Turner

Elected officials should be beholden to their values and the values of those they represent, not the special interests that finance their campaigns.

— Dean Phillips

It's always interesting for me that people vote against their interests.

— Andrew Niccol

It's pretty clear that Americans have a strong interest in knowing who's trying to influence their vote in elections.

— Sheldon Whitehouse

As dismayed as Americans are with the influence of the special interests that finance election campaigns, they've been reluctant to embrace the alternative: taxpayer-financed…

— John Harwood

“The odd American idea that giving money to political campaigns is free speech means that the very rich have far more speech, and so…

— Timothy Snyder

After 24 years in Washington, Senator Collins has become part of that broken system, putting special interests and her political party first. And Mainers…

— Sara Gideon

Our entire political system is financed by wealthy private interests buying politicians and making sure the rules are written in their favor.

— Michelle Alexander

Democracy functions better when donors push politicians to win campaigns based on their defining issues instead of using financial pressure for policy changes, favors,…

— Ari Melber

You talk about the values that you have whether they're in favor or not in favor. That's how you lead. The reality is, we're…

— Artur Davis

When a few people control the bulk of money, they can not only influence elections by money power - which enables various forms of…

— Prashant Bhushan