political campaign

election

is a war in which everybody shoots from the lip

is an expensive, well-orchestrated attempt to persuade your fellow citizens to make your personal ambitions their righteous cause.

campaign, n. An expensive, well-orchestrated attempt to persuade your fellow citizens to make your personal ambitions their righteous cause.

is an emotional orgy designed to distract attention from the real issues.

an emotional orgy designed to distract attention from the real issues.

is only a success if it involves these two things: hot issues and cold cash.

It takes two things to conduct a successful political campaign: hot issues and cold cash.

is so expensive that if we could only use the money spent on them, we could cure a lot of the politicians complain about.

If we could use the money political candidates spend on their campaigns, we could cure a lot of the ills they complain about.