Campaign finance Quote by Zephyr Teachout

“The wealthy exert a commanding influence over the state through virtually unlimited political campaign contributions, armies of lobbyists, the revolving door that shuffles former…

— David A. Nibert

From campaign contributions to expensive perks paid for by special interests, wealthy donors and corporate special interests have increasingly been able to purchase influence…

— Sara Gideon

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

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that…

— Zach Galifianakis

“after Citizens United was that the business of manipulating politics from the ground up was now heavily directed and funded by the unelected rich.…

— Jane Mayer

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

When I arrived in Washington I witnessed firsthand the corrupting influence of money in our politics.

— Dean Phillips

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

You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook.

— Harry S. Truman

Politically, as a result of Citizens United, billionaires are now able to spend as much money as they want on campaigns, which means that…

— Bernie Sanders

No matter where you are on politics, I think it is wonderful to see candidates funding campaigns not by talking to a very small…

— David Brooks

Unless public officials are wealthy and fund their own campaigns, the only place they can turn to is lobbyists and institutions like labor unions…

— Bob Beckel