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The Election Process• Primary election– Intraparty election– R v. R, D v. D– Incumbents have huge
advantage• Organization• State resources• Leadership backing
General Election
• General (interparty) election– D v. R– Reconciliation with
defeated primary opponent critical
Money in Politics
What does money buy, in politics? (Brainstorm)
• Advertising• Information about voters• Name recognition (yard signs,
bumper stickers, etc)• Office space, & equipment• Political consultants
Who Gives $ to Politicians?
• Individual contributions, including the candidate!
• Interest groups– Any group of people that
seek to influence public policy making• Business• Unions• School employees• Hospitals• Ideological groups
– To give money directly to a candidate, groups form a Political Action Committee (PAC)
Why do People Give $ to Politicians?
• Government influence in our lives
• Money is part of our “speech”
• Regulated groups seek to influence policymaking
• Individual belief / conviction
How Do Politicians Get $?
• Politicians support & oppose issues, daily
• By doing so, they make friends and enemies
• Interest groups give $ to their friends
• Interest groups try to defeat their enemies
Why regulate $ in Politics?
• Brainstorm reasons• Real or perceived
corruption– “Buying” candidates– Are you buying
support or supporting a friend?
• Important to know where $ comes from or is going
• Money is speech
How Should $ be Regulated?
1. Restrict number of donations to a candidate?2. Restrict amount of donations, by contributor?3. Restrict when donations can be given, before an
election?4. Restrict how money is spent, by a candidate?5. Disclose who is giving donations to which
candidate?6. Disclose what candidate is getting donations,
from which group or individual?
How would you order these, in importance?The FEC regulates by #2, 4, 5, 6 (3 recently ruled
unconstitutional; why not #1???)
Federal Regulation of $• Federal Election Commission
(FEC): The “election police”• Think of the money spent in an
election as money in or out of a jar….– “In the jar” is money the
candidate can spend, anyway she wants
– Sources of “in jar” money include individuals, PACs, and the candidate
– “Out of the jar” money is spent by ‘independent’ groups to inform about issues or “get out the vote”
“In the Jar” vs. “Out of the Jar”
In the Jar Out of the Jar
Money given to candidate or political party, to be used for any purpose
Money given to “independent” groups
Regulated by FEC Purposes: “party building”, GOTV drives, issue advocacy (as of 2010 USSC decision)
Regulated by amount & disclosure of who gets & who gives
Unlimited amounts can be spent, but CANNOT be used for candidate advocacy
Regulated by use of money
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