Jason Kander Quotes

Everywhere I go - from Main Street to Wall Street - people ask, 'What's happened to our political system? Why can't Washington folks work together?'

Voters definitely believe Washington is corrupt - but most think it's bipartisan.

I view the traditional two parties as in some ways very evil. They've become monsters that are out of control. The two parties don't have in mind what's best for Minnesota. The only things that are important to them are their own agendas and their pork. Government's become just a battle of power between the two parties.

The Citizens United decision dramatically intensified the political gridlock in our country.

Washington is a complete mess. It's become a venue for partisan bickering, where the needs of the working class just don't matter.

People have decided that career politicians may be part of the problem, not part of the solution.

America's political system has evolved over the last 50 years in ways that have enhanced the power of business lobbies.

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that are not good for the system. There's just too much money.

Politics is broken.

We are coming close to having today a Congress of whackos and millionaires.

I think all politicians have gotten out of touch.

When I deliver the message to a cross section of Rhode Island that democracy is broken because special interests have relentless power - which prevents politicians from compromising despite popular support on an issue - I don't have any pushback.

Talking to Republicans who aren't leaders - that's not very difficult both on anti-trust and on campaign finance reform. I think it's a lot more complicated when you talk to highly funded leaders - that's the innate, deeply problematic part of our politics.

Politicians in Washington are useless.

I'm setting the record straight - Chuck Schumer is nothing but a political animal who symbolizes all that's wrong with American politics.

The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today.

If career politicians had the solutions, we wouldn't be in the mess that we are.

Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.

Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.

Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal.

I think few people of education enter politics because it seems like a contact blood sport.

We don't need to allow any more Nancy Pelosies to wind up in Congress.

The more that I know of politics, the more it makes me realize that being a politician is largely useless.

Politics disgusts me.

The enemy is not me. The enemy is Barack Obama.