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It's important to know where candidates for president are getting their ideas. Where do these ideas come from, who funds them and who is shaping our political discussion? These are all questions that are important to a healthy democracy.

~David Brock

Topics: Candidates Come Democracy Discussion Funds Getting Healthy Ideas Important Know Our Political President Questions Shaping Them Where Who

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This is about these particular candidates in this particular year. That's what motivates me.

~David Dinkins

Topics: About Candidates Me Motivates Particular Year

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Federal election laws bar candidates from the 'personal use' of campaign donations - a ban meant to stop candidates from buying things unrelated to their runs for office. If a purchase is a result of campaign activity, the government allows it.

~David Fahrenthold

Topics: Activity Ban Bar Buying Campaign Candidates Donations Election Federal Government Laws Meant Office Personal Purchase Result Runs Stop Things Unrelated Use

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'The Post' is a fairly fusty place when it comes to profanity. If a reporter tries to get a bad word into a story, the word is usually forwarded to top editors, who consider it with the gravity and speed that the Vatican applies to candidates for sainthood.

~David Fahrenthold

Topics: Bad Candidates Consider Editors Fairly Get Gravity Place Post Profanity Reporter Sainthood Speed Story Top Tries Vatican Who Word

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

~David Frum

Topics: Campaign Candidates Donor Keeps Money Proven Stole Unless View

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One of the least appealing aspects of modern presidential candidates is that, to avoid saying anything that might prove to be an embarrassing, costly blunder, they cling to a rigid set of talking points that reveal as little as possible about what they really think and who they really are.

~David Horsey

Topics: About Anything Appealing Aspects Avoid Blunder Candidates Cling Costly Embarrassing Least Little Might Modern Points Possible Presidential Prove Really Reveal Rigid Saying Set Talking Think Who

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Enter the candidates on horseback: While military leaders can sometimes be dangerous in politics, our best generals and admirals embody the democratic values and leadership skills for which the country is yearning.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Best Candidates Country Dangerous Democratic Embody Enter Generals Horseback Leaders Leadership Military Our Politics Skills Sometimes Values Which While Yearning

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I don't comment directly on actions or statements of candidates.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Actions Candidates Comment Directly Statements

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I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Candidates Case Change Ever Figure Got How Idea Just Keep List Long Long List Out People Prospective Should Slightest Still

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Corporations are economic entities or structures, and yet they're allowed to fund political candidates, and when those candidates are elected, guess who gets in the door first? It's corporations.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Allowed Candidates Corporations Door Economic Elected Entities First Fund Gets Guess Political Structures Those Who

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