Campaign Fundraising
Hey APLGer's
I know how much you all like money and how many of you have ambition for power (ie want to be president); well here's an idea of how much $ you need to run for that office. We spend some significant time later this semester discussing campaign finance so this would be a great
must-read for all of you so that we can refer to this when we start talking about the influences of money and the "primary season".
3rd quarter campaign fund-raising
Mr. Thompson
posted by erdecker @ 3:09 PM
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7 Comments:
Anyone can be president. Seriously.
Every time I see stats like these, I always wonder if this is really the best way to spend our money. Just think of what $375 Million could do for schools, charities...
I agree Robs,
It seems like all the money they pour into their campaigns is wasted. Is there really a point in spending millions on campaigns? From the looks of that article/polls, bombarding us with messages slamming other politicians doesn't seem to be working... Or maybe they're just using the cash ineffectively?
Michael J. Malbin, executive director of the Campaign Finance Institute, said there is still plenty of money to be had.
Plenty of money to be had? Where does all this campaign money go, what is it used for? The article stated that even with Obama's high amount, his standings haven't gone up. So what's the point in having all of the money if it isn't aiding you?
Just throwing this out there.
I think it's rather sad that so much of the campaigning process is about fundraising. In order to be a serious contender for most offices in today's government, one must be prepared to ask for and distribute money on tv commercials, radio ads etc. The money is spent mainly on informing the public on where a candidate stands, or where their key opponent doesnt. Ideally, the public would do their own research on candidates and not be influenced by tv ads, but that is being overly optimistic. At least there's still Mike Huckabee.
I recall hearing a statistic a while ago, that it would take about 13 billion dollars to end world hunger. The last presidential election totaled around a billion dollars, and I'm quite certain this one will be higher.
Oh, and a little something else; the U.S. spends about 13 billion dollars a year on pet food/care.
Unrelated to the issue at hand, but food for thought
If you want to see how out of wack our spending really is, I suggest checking this site out.
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Consumption.asp
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