Political Quotes

“Soft money has always been available for party-building. It has always been available for physical buildings. Now, would not the Republicans be so lucky if we are going to enact this bill the day after the next election. Does anyone really think the parties are going to commit soft money not for television ads, but to build parties? The reality is this was put into the bill in July so that either party who had expenses relative to buildings could pay them. Now, if this bill does not go into effect until after this election, I hardly think that it will be an advantage to either party if one of the parties keeps soft money and, rather than put them into 30-second spots, pays off a building with it. The reality is the soft money influence has ballooned by 100 percent every 4 years because of television ads. The reason why soft money is an issue is because of television ads, 30-second spots. That is what we attempt to eliminate, and we do.”