What are the dynamics of campaign funding?
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a favor for a favor. the chinese wanted missle technologt so they gave clinton $40 million, he gave them the tech. diebold was loosing the texas lottery contract & gave bush $17 million. now they have the lottery contract & exclusive electronic election ballot machine contracts as well as major security contracts. ratheon was getting sued for dumping toxic chemicals in community drains in los angeles, they gave bush sr. $212 million, now they are immune through 'regulations' and one of the biggest defense contractors ever. it goes on & on.\nhttp://scotthortonshow.com/\nhttp://thestressblog.com\nhttp://www.kaos959.com\nhttp://www.antiwar.com\nmoney, http://www.philipdru.com/griffin_stream.html\neducation, \nhttp://www.philipdru.com/taylor_stream.html\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/gatto_stream.html\nww1 wilson,\nhttp://weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=88\nww2 http://www.philipdru.com/stinnett_stream.html\nnam http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=108\nbush & clinton http://www.philipdru.com/triplett_stream.html\nisrael \nhttp://antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8730\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/webb_stream.html\niran http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=131\ngovernment explained simply,\nhttp://weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=98
273522
In 1998, candidates (Gray David & Dan Lundgren) spent between $25M-30M each.  I'm sure numbers are out there for more recent elections.
372590
Depends on what state you're in. Different states have different setups for funding.
937399
That's why a lot of companies starting splitting their donations between the parties over the last 6 months.  Sad, but true.  Special interest aren't exactly gone from capital hill, although I doubt things could be any more unethical than in the last 2 years.
61938
The process is a little more detailed than the space here allows. The first site below has very detailed information on the process if you are planning on forming a charity, which cannot donate to political parties at all. The second site is for other non-profits, and the third for political organizations.
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I think the first poster gave a great suggestion.  Here are a few more ideas:  \n\nLet me make your money talk.\n\nTime is money.\n\nMoney is scarce so let me take care of yours.\n\nAnd a few links that may help.  Good luck with your campaign.
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Please pay attention.  The whole propaganda exercise has been to persuade the electorate to accept the idea of state funding for political parties.  By introducing a law in which donors must declare themselves to public view, many have backed off.  All three major political parties in UK have heavy debts in the millions.  These scheming politicians want us to pay off their debts and go on paying into their party funds from out taxes.  Not only will our council tax bills get even bigger so too will other taxes.  You can see already how politicians behave with our money - check out the spiralling out of control cost of the Olympics in London 2012 - now three times the original budget and rising.  The same increases will be applied to state funding of political parties.\n\nVOTE NO!
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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.
522419
both.  Politicians initially turn to the public and their interests to shape the groundwork for their arguements.  Then, as the politicans gain more power, they start manipulating the public's views into their own agenda, gradually making the public believe it's true (for instance, the republicans saw the growing evangelical movement, and started to incorporate religion into their speeches until, eventually the public believes that religion and politics are connected.  This in turn fuels the politicians' support of the evangelical movement, it's a cycle)
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While the FCC requires radio and TV stations to follow particular practices in accepting advertising for political candidates, I don't believe they are required to disclose the amounts they receive.\n\nHowever, campaign finance disclosure laws require candidates to detail their expenses, including advertising.  I don't know if gets broken down into which media is used and how much is spent per outlet, but some basic deduction skills could get you in the ballpark.
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A political party is a group of people with similar interests who work together to accomplish a common goal ie.elect a candidate.\n Raise funds to support a candidate,to pay for advertising to get the message out to the people.\n A political action committee (PAC) is a group of people to promote a specific agenda (Stop Smoking for example) raise funds to promote advertising to stop smoking,they may also contribute to candidates who take a stand in their favor.
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The money flow.\nOur Tax dollars at work.\nThe evil root of money.\nThe money hungry palm of government.\nFat wallets.\n\n   Just a few i can think of...  good luck
410652
The biggest hurdle to entering politics is money.\nNot at the local level - you can run a campaign there\nfor a few thousand dollars.\n\nBut even State Legislative races can cost 10s of thousands,\nsome State Senate races have run into the hundreds of thousands.\n\nAnd to run for Congress takes $1 million minimum. That means $10,000 every week for the two years you are serving in Congress. That's a lot of money to beg for.\n\nIf we had public financing of elections, I believe it would become a lot more attractive option for many people.
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Typically, this refers to individuals involved in fundraising for a campaign.\n\nHope that helps
954432
Depending upon the district size and composition it could take anywhere from 250,000 to millions plus.  You really need to gain party support and be able to go out and raise campaign funds from the public and individual sources.  Focus on working for and within the party, perhaps try to land a staffers job or run for a lower level office to get established.  It is not impossible but it is highly improbable at 25 unless you are independently wealthy and want to send you own money.
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Wannin is right, one way is to make donations to the political party in power. My friend gets one every year because she makes a donations.
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Yes, some NGO's receive government funding.  Many could not exist without that money.  They often have to do special applications and proposals to get the money and must reapply for it every year.  They usually also have to account for the spending of the money.  Sometimes there are strings attached to the money, such as they have to support certain philosophies.