6 Quotes by Stephen Voss

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    Lobbyists do a ton of information gathering work for the legislative process. How could you seriously consider a banking bill without having people in the financial institutions involved?

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    The public remembers the bad experiences with lobbyists because those cases are prosecuted and publicized. The everyday lobbying activity that helps the system run doesn't come to their attention.

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    Rather than compromise, parties are more likely to stake extreme ground knowing they won't get what they want because it allows them to communicate to voters what they stand for.

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    The hot button social issues are really tempting to a candidate in Kentucky because the place is relatively unified on a number of those issues. I would be terribly surprised if candidates didn't give into that temptation this year.

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