campaign finance: why so $$

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  • Created by: hermione
  • Created on: 08-12-16 22:54
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  • US election campaign cost lots of $$ because...
    • big country, travel costs!!
    • campaign last 9 weeks, need to fill up the time doing cool things for your campaign
    • tv coverage is pricey! - even if they get free tv like daily show they still have to pay for travel, makeup, wardrobe, staff etc
      • sitting presidents have an advantage as they can go on tv any time
    • staff salaries
    • 2008 - both candidates together spent 3bn$
    • 2012 - candidates spent about 1bn$ each and outside groups spent an additional 4bn$
    • 2016 - just over 1bn was raised by Clinton's campaign and just under 1bn was raised by Trump's campaign

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