Campaign Finance: Campaign Finance

Summary

Campaign finance refers to the fundraising and spending that political campaigns do in their election races. As campaigns have many expenditures, ranging from the cost of travel for the candidate and others to the purchasing of air time for TV advertisements, candidates often devote substantial time and effort raising money to finance campaigns.
Although the political science literature indicates that most contributors give to support candidates with whom they are already in agreement, there is wide public perception that donors expect illegitimate government favors in return. (such as specific legislation being enacted or defeated) so some have come to equate campaign finance with political corruption and bribery[citation needed]. These views have led some governments to reform fundraising sources and techniques in the hope of eliminating perceived undue influence being given to monied interests. Another tactic is for the government, rather than private individuals and organizations, to provide funding for campaigns.

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Important issues of Campaign Finance

Campaign Finance - Search, view, and download campaign finance reports and data available from the Federal Election Commission on the campaign finance activities of Federal ...
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External Links to Campaign Finance

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References

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance