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I would argue that one of the issues which the public should be much more emphatic about with all politicians... is patronage, appointing people to high positions because they supported your campaign or helped you raise money.

— John Hickenlooper

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.

— Nancy Pelosi

It's an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public interest actually working on political campaigns.

— Sal Albanese

To me, a politician's job is to listen to constituents' problems and try to sort them out.

— Jo Brand

The most successful politicians are the ones who embrace their best traits while turning their liabilities into loveable attributes. And yet, many a candidate tries to run as something they aren't simply because the strategy dictates it.

— Chuck Todd

Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call an election at the height of support - that's a little bit of a manipulation of democracy.

— Jim Bolger

Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity for the public good.

— George Will

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

— Carly Fiorina

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power.

— Dean Koontz

The only reason to be in politics is public service. There's no other reason. Frankly, if that's the best job you can get in terms of money, that's too bad, you know. Because frankly, it's not well paid, everyone knows that. So for most people it's a big sacrifice.

— Malcolm Turnbull

✗Opposing Perspectives

The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels, both financial and in-kind, and corruption problems abound.

— Bradley A. Smith