Political Contributions Quotes

The donor party is the 2 million people who contribute more than $5000 to political candidates. Unless you are elected by the donor party, you cannot run for major office.

[Discussing his political contributions:] Now that circumstances have blessed me in terms of my own financial security and sphere of influence, this is my opportunity to influence the direction of the country.

I do not donate to any political party.

He [Donald Trump] buys and sells politicians of all stripes.

The Washington Post said that 50% of the contributors of the Republican Party were Jewish and 70% of the Democratic Party. That's 2% and they control America.

We expect elections to have contribution limits, and we expect to follow them.

Such pushy people, the school union chiefs.It's almost not worth the campaign donations. Almost.

I know Democrats who have written Lindsey Graham checks.

One reason George Soros has been able to be so active in the political arena is that he has received a considerable amount of our tax dollars to fund his activities.

Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush.

MSNBC policy requires journalists to report any potential conflict of interest and to seek approval from the president of NBC News before making any political contribution.

You want to spend your millions on a worthless cause? Try donating it to the Democrats.

Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics.

Mitt Romney had a fundraiser in Israel with a bunch of diamond merchants, we don't know the names of them.

Rarely do political contributions lead to direct quid pro quo transactions - donations for votes - and those that cross this line normally get caught.

People who give money in large amount in politics are basically not altruistic. They have some issue. They have some interest. It may be world peace. It may be preserving carried interest. But it's not altruistic.

You can give to Americans for Prosperity or something else - a variety of different ways to push back against the party of government.

I don't take PAC money. I don't take special interest money.

I think fundraising has a lot to do with political viability.

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

Hillary Clinton and her husband set up a private foundation called the Clinton Foundation. While she was secretary of state, the Clinton foundation accepted tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and foreign donors. Now y'all need to know out there, this is basic stuff, foreign donors and certainly foreign governments cannot participate in the American political process.

In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be the single most self-denying thing that Congress has ever done.

I am willing to undergo the disadvantage in order to make certain that in the future we shall reduce the power of money in politics..

Donald Trump's campaign has raised about $100,000 in donations during the second quarter. Which raises an important question: Who is giving Donald Trump money? That's like giving your money to a pile of money.

Politics is a damn expensive business. I had one hell of a time trying to raise money as a candidate. I had to put a second mortgage on our house to get that campaign started, and I ended up spending over $300,000 to get elected. I believe that public financing of federal election campaigns is the only thing that will insure good candidates and save the two-party system. It is the most degrading thing in the world to go out with your hat in your hand and beg for money, but that's what you have to do if you haven't got your own resources.