If a politician offered you $1000 for your vote, would you promise him your support ?
107311
Certainly Not!  If he needed my vote THAT badly, he surely could come up with something more than a mere $1,000.  Don't insult me.
200935
Well, I'm a firm believer in sharing, so, I would put $1k toward helping someone. I would spend the rest on my personal medical needs.
423239
in answer to the first question: YES absolutely.  but I'm not sending any money.  i am so bloody sick of politics being all about money.
899097
I'd be for placing a ceiling on the amount of air time the candidates could obtain,all candidates having the same size basket of campaign money,regardless of where it came from,so that maybe,just maybe,we could get some people eligible to receive votes by the people for their platform messages and not the size of their purse
230815
I would love to win the money!\nI would take the money and help all I could...\nBattered woman, abused children, homeless, and several charities I believe in.
868580
Don't forget the costs associated with a  phone bank to "get out the vote" In real life contacting the voters to make sure that the ones who will vote for your candidate really get to the polls is a noticeable expense..
753540
But that won't happen, or you might get the half-hearted endorsement\n\nCountry first; party much later
488647
He has my full support and vote.  I would work on his campaign and donate money in addition to voting.
1095662
i would call your senator
615306
You know, I'd like to have it.\n\nBut since I'm pretty sure you don't actually have 2 million dollars, I'm going to continue to work my dead end job.\n\nThough if you wanted to give me some money, I wouldn't turn it down.
247324
Unlike "nvlawyer"- "showbiz" folks are the same as most anything-supply and demand dictates how much they can demand for a paycheck, not the performers themselves. In the case of elected officials, I have often shared the belief and opinion that so many candidates are millionaires, and multimillionaires, that when they choose to go into "public office" for the "good of the their constituents" they should do it pro bono, i.e., for no pay, such as our Governor in California, "AHroldt" has.
699213
with enough signatures by registered voters you could be a write in canidate.Im sure you would get some votes.
675102
I would give him money its much cheaper, besides give him what you think he deserves according to how he trets you
872714
Yes, I would. Yes, I have. \n\nYes, I have more to say ... your congressional representatives are there to serve you. They want to know how you feel about issues. They can't and don't vote in a vacuum. They are also great sources of help when you are having a problem with a government agency.
157622
In a small local election maybe $10,000 or so which could be raised in fundraising. A larger one like mayor would be $50-60,000 because you want to have plenty of money to run mudslinging ads about your opponents.
592358
Its rather easy for people to conclude that political contributions are just bribes of some sort but that really overstates the case.\n\nI have donated money, helped convince others to donate, been a professional fund raiser and, as a candidate for congress, been the recipient of campaign contributions.\n\nWhat do you get when you give money? Not a quid pro quo but access. So, when there is something happening that you're interested in, you can pick up the phone and call a Senator and he will take your call or ask him out for lunch and he'll accept or show up at his office and he'll talk to you. \n\nThat doesn't mean he'll do what you want but obviously its easier to convince someone if you can actually have a serious personal conversation with him.\n\nWhen I was running for congress (I lost by the way), I had all sorts of big corporations contribute to my campaign. Never once did anyone even suggest that they expected a particular vote on a particular matter. \n\nAnd, I might add, there are a lot of people who just like the idea of being able to get a congressman or senator on the phone whenever they want or who expect to get invited to the White House so they can impress their friends.\n\nThis is not to say that contributions that amount to bribes don't ever happen. But the idea that it happens all the time is simply wrong.
1095555
got computer? got scanner? got printer? got $100 bill?\nDo I need to tell ya more?\nor become a politician.