Political Accessibility Quotes

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected.

Americans don't mind rich politicians. History is full of them. What they do mind are people who ask for their vote but don't connect with them.

The cost of fielding a candidate has become so astronomical that the concept of a people’s candidate is just an abstraction.

People don't want to believe they have to speak like Obama or Clinton to participate meaningfully in politics, because most of us don't speak like Obama or Clinton.

I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. I'm not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive.

If the United States really wanted to increase political diversity, it would provide the option for candidates to run with public funds.

We're an ideal political family, as accessible as Disneyland.

Bush made a point of emphasizing to me that unlike his father's administration, his was one of significant "walk-in access" to the Oval Office.

If the only people who can succeed in politics are people who go in at 25, that'd be too bad. That'd be a shame.

The bar is set pretty low if you want to be a hip, accessible conservative.

Normal people should be able to run for office.

What is being bought by PACs is access ... Can my Uncle Fred walk into a senator's office? Of course not!

Irish politicians are very accessible to the public, just the messenger boys for the local constituency.

We talk about politicians being in public life, but they seldom appear in the public space where everyone is free to appear as a citizen.

A lot of organizations have pointed out that under public financing systems, you see a lot more candidates of color and a lot more women. But you also see the power base behind these candidates is more representative and far less exclusively wealthy.

One of the reasons why the personnel of U.S. politics are more diverse is that - unlike the U.K. - one can compete for the top job without spending long years, or any years, in the nation's legislature.

There is a glass ceiling for the Indian startups. If I want to meet the PM, it won't be as easy as a foreign guy coming to India. I understand that dynamic, and we need to make sure government sees us as major contributors to society, which is not full there.