Donors don't win elections; voters win elections.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As dismayed as Americans are with the influence of the special interests that finance election campaigns, they've been reluctant to embrace the alternative: taxpayer-financed elections.
Parties that win elections should form the government, not parties that lose elections.
The voters of Hawaii have said loud and clear that it's not money that wins elections.
The problem is we have a Wall Street-to-Washington access of power that has controlled the political climate. The donor class feeds the political class who does the dance that the donor class wants. And the result is federal government keeps getting bigger.
In history, the millions win; that is democracy.
Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate discourages the speech that triggers the matching funds.
The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.
The election result is not a victory that belongs to me or my party.
Elections aren't just about who votes but who doesn't vote.
This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more.