Election Quote by Sasha Abramsky

Our nation is rich and our people can be rich. 2014 elections is a fight against poverty.

— Narendra Modi

In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the…

— Olivia Wilde

The weak economy, widening income inequality, gridlock in Congress and a presidential election: Those were perhaps the dominant economic and political themes of 2012.

— Steven Rattner

Once I got into politics, I saw the real fight, where big money controls everything, and where politicians care more about campaign contributions than…

— Richard Ojeda

With super PACs, we've seen voter turnout go up; interest in elections rise; and the number of competitive races increase. The campaigns of 2010…

— Bradley A. Smith

The report produced by my commission, the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security, in 2012 showed the corrosive impact of money in US…

— Kofi Annan

The billionaire class fully understands what is at stake. That's why a handful of them are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the…

— Bernie Sanders

This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will…

— Maxine Waters

I don't absolve the Democrats of their lack of commitment to deal with poverty. But nowadays we're witnessing the widening of the gap. There's…

— Joseph Lowery

There is a reason why these people [from Wall Street] are putting huge amounts of money into our political system. And in my view,…

— Bernie Sanders

There is now a fairly crowded field out there of people who are incredibly wealthy that are giving money to advance their own political…

— Steve Kroft

I personally think money in politics on any level is horrible. I'd like to see a set amount and have every candidate spend it.…

— Rick Santelli