Political Quotes

“There is little question but that that would be the result. In fact with my own views on where the constitutional line is likely to be drawn, it seems to me that would be almost the inevitable result of the passage of McCain-Feingold. Its restrictions on money to political parties might well be upheld, probably would be upheld at least in part. It is possible that they would be upheld in their entirety. Their other restrictions will inevitably be found to be unconstitutional. So we have now restricted the candidate's ability to communicate his or her ideas. We have restricted the political party's ability to reflect their ideas and the ideas of their candidates, the Democratic Party as much as the Republican Party. But because, at least as politics are constituted today, those additional interests, especially organized labor, are primarily on the Democratic side, we have enhanced their ability to communicate, or we have increased their competitive ability to communicate. Let's put it in that fashion. More of the airwaves, more of the mass media will reflect their views. For that reason, because of the general bias of most newspapers and their reporters and their editorial writers and television commentators, Republican candidates historically depend far more on their own ability to raise money and the ability of their party to raise money than have candidates on the other side. But there is a risk.…”