$$$SHOW ME THE MONEY!$$$ Running for president costs big $$$ You need: A Campaign Manager Media (radio, TV, internet, newspapers) Pamphlets Presidential Election cost: $1.9 billion dollars 2004 $2.8 billion dollars 2008 $2.6 billion dollars 2012
Total $ Raised and Spent in 2016 Presidential Election Hillary Clinton (D) Donald Trump (R) Raised $794,875,608 $408,396,207 Spent $793,548,237 $397,650,143 Debts $183 $0 Cash (on Hand) $1,327,372 $10,746,063 Overall Spending BLUE TEAM $1.19 billion RED TEAM $646 million
Why do People Give? Political participation Believe in party Something in return (quid pro quo) Appointments to public office
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The Same Could Apply to Presidential Candidates…
Task: Who finances candidates? Go to opensecrets.org Object to advertise on (example; draw a picture of a shirt, water bottle, jacket etc & put information below on drawing Pick a politician/ candidate- write party & state List at least 3 ideologies of the politician How much did they raise Top 10 donors/ contributors (if doing this by yourself choose 4) How much did they give State industry or interest Draw the logo or a symbol by each group