The Cost of Political Campaigns

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The Cost of Political Campaigns

Running for political office is expensive!

This high cost of getting elected has changed how people campaign for public office. Lets list the ways!!

Rising campaign costs have resulted in … (1) candidates conducting extensive fund-raising activities. What does that mean?

People running for office spend a lot more time raising money than doing their job.

Rising campaign costs have resulted in … (2) opportunities to run for public office are limited. What does that mean?

Many average people don’t have the time or money available to run a campaign.

Rising campaign costs have resulted in … (3) wealthy individuals who run for office having an advantage. What does that mean?

They can spend their own money and not have to spend as much time raising money.

Rising campaign costs have resulted in … (4) the development of Political Action Committees (PACs). What does that mean?

They can raise and donate way more money than individuals can.

Rising campaign costs have resulted in … (5) issue-oriented special interest groups having increased influence. What does that mean?

They try to convince candidates to vote for their issues and have a lot of money which can influence candidates.

The results of rising campaign costs have led people to call for ….

Campaign Finance Reform This is an effort to reform (change) campaign finance laws. Limits are placed on the amount of money individual people may contribute to political candidates and campaigns