Michael Seibel Quotes

Public [campaign] financing and free television time are the things that will diminish the high influence that money has on politics.

You can't win a congressional seat unless you have money. Even if you do, it's tick-tock, tick-tock until someone with more money beats you.

Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time.

Congressman are spending too much time raising money.

American politics is money and thirty second spots.

We have to talk about the way we finance campaigns.

Where you have close races, money can make all the difference in the world.

Money in politics is like ants in your kitchen. You close all the holes and get them all out or they'll find their way in again.

Soft money is the silent killer of health care reform and other legislation we need.

The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.

Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television?

I think we have to look at the whole way campaigns are financed. The No. 1 problem is PAC and special-interest money.

Few developments in campaigning have been as vilified and misunderstood as independent expenditure PACs, or, as they are colloquially known, super PACs.

A CBS spokesman said the network's policy was tightened in September 2006 to forbid contributions to political campaigns. Previously, there was a bit of wiggle room.

I don't think politicians should be allowed to take money for their campaigns from outside interests.

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.

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

Money in politics is a huge issue.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

It is campaign money that calls the tune, a fact recognized by every politician within a few minutes after getting into politics.

A congressman serves a two year term. As soon as he gets elected, he has to start attending fund raisers.

The arms race for money being what it is, fundraising starts shortly after someone is elected to Congress.

Much of the money raised in politics does not come free of charge.

In running for Congress, you have to raise over $2 million. You are going to end up shaking hands with people with whom you would rather not shake hands. 95 percent of all the candidates with the most money, win.

Money does not always win elections. Usually it does however.