Alexandra Sifferlin

Alexandra Sifferlin is a writer and producer for TIME Healthland. She is a graduate from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.

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“We are not working out issues anymore. We are working on a parallel universe, with competing proposals, up or down votes.”

–Three-term Republican Senator Olympia Snowe on why she is not running for re-election.

“What everybody fears is being asked on a daily basis what they think of his comment as the nominee of the party on contraception or prenatal testing or Satan. Republican governors … are just dreading it.”

–Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s 2008 campaign manager, on why Santorum is unappealing to some Republicans.

“He should just write a check and shut up.”

–New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Chris Christie on Warren Buffett’s preference for higher taxes on investment income.

“I’m against very wealthy people attempting to or influencing elections. But as long as it’s doable I’m going to do it. Because I know that guys like Soros have been doing it for years, if not decades.”

– Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson suggesting in an interview that he might give up to $100 million to Newt Gingrich.

“You know, [reporters] sit there and they say nothing, while for 20 years [President Obama] sits in a church with a guy who is a racist. And somehow or another Foster Friess is now who I am? This is just crap.”

—Rick Santorum, in an interview with National Review, on the media’s sudden interest in contraception comments made by Santorum super-PAC donor Foster Freiss

“It’s not just about saying why Romney is a scum-sucking toad, it’s a comparison between the candidates.”

–Stuart Roy, spokesman for the super PAC backing Rick Santorum, on why his group does not consider its role to be a Romney “attack dog.”

“If this race does come down to who can run the most negative ads… and beat them into submission with those negative ads, we can stop the campaign now. It’s Mitt Romney.”

– John Brabender, media strategist for Rick Santorum, on negative campaigning.

1.8 million

–The number of dead people registered to vote in the U.S.

“He’s a good friend. But, I would say 95.99% of our conversation is about President Obama’s re-election. That’s much to my chagrin. I would like to talk about me.”

–Chicago Mayor and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel on Obama adviser David Axelrod.

43%

–The percentage of likely voters who believe a group of people randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current Congress.