“[O]ld lady sends her $25 to defeat Nancy Pelosi, and $22 of it goes to "fundraising costs."”

— Mike Murphy (political consultant)

As quoted in "Debriefing Mike Murphy" https://www.weeklystandard.com/matt-labash/debriefing-mike-murphy (18 March 2016), by Matt Labash, The Weekly Standard 2010s

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