Juan Williams Quotes

In a political contest, the use of some [money] is both right, and indispensable.

It will be almost impossible for any other candidate to raise the money that the Clintons can raise.

Much of what candidates have to do is raise money and appeal to constituencies or interest groups that can provide that money.

You don’t get campaign contributions just because it’s a philanthropic endeavor.

It is not that candidates who get the most money win, but that winning candidates get the most money.

Over half of your money will probably come from large donors and PACs. The rest of it you're going to fight tooth and nail for.

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

[On campaign fund-raising:] You're just sort of shamelessly begging. That's what federal politics is about.

We have to keep the old man’s money coming into the campaign but keep him out of it.

Barack Obama has raised tons of money. That is what he means by being green.

My view on candidates on money is unless it's proven that the donor stole the money, the campaign keeps the money.

People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether a Republican or a Democrat, they should be able to do so.

Online fundraising is so important to the Democratic Party.

When I was in office the fundraising was done by the party treasurers.

I don't think anyone enjoys raising money, but for some reason I seem to have a knack.

Congressmen spend between five and seven hours a day on the phone, begging for money.

Many of these [big political] donors are my friends. Those people are not like charities ... They Want. These are total tough cookies. When they give millions and millions of dollars, they're not doing it for the good of the American Cancer Society. They're doing it for themselves.

Congressman are spending too much time raising money.

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

Campaign contributors are operating vicariously through the power of their purse rather than through the power of their ideas.

Members of Congress like us for our information, but they love us for our money.

In order to survive politically, you've got to have a big-buck fundraiser at least one a year.

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.

All contributions by corporations to any political committee or for any political purpose should be forbidden by law.

Most important of all the structural reforms, we need to follow through on the recent Congressional effort to discipline the use of money in politics, by setting reasonable limits on campaign spending, limiting and publicizing individual and organizational gifts and channeling much more of the money (including … all general election spending) through the respective party committees rather than through individual candidates’ treasuries.