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Financing Political Campaigns

Perhaps, if there was legislation put in place to remove private funding then politicians will be less concerned with gaining financial support and put more focus on policy and bettering the lives of the people. .
             Advocates of private funding of campaigns often argue that legislators often vote in accordance with the interests of their sponsors, because contributors prefer to give money to like-minded legislators. Likewise, candidates that win elections frequently spend a greater amount than their opponents because popularity among voters causes a candidate to be popular among contributors. However this simplistic perspective that disregards the importance of money in campaigns fails to appreciate how this system is portrayed by the public. The general population is not ignorant to how the funding of the campaigns work and so they perceive these elections in a pessimistic view and are discouraged from participating as there is a reasonable belief that politicians will not properly cater to the needs of the people. In a poll conducted by CBS and New York Times, a record high of 89% of Americans say they "trust the government only some of the time or never." .
             Another problem which arises from the private funding of political campaigns is the corruption which occurs between the candidate and the benefactor. Obviously in the world of politics no money can be willingly donated without the expectation of something in return. This is usually in the form of somewhat influencing the legislative and executive branches of government to benefit their cause. The financial support significantly manipulates the way politicians vote on measures; they tend to listen to campaign funders and lobbyists above anyone else, passing laws which benefit only a small population of people whilst simultaneously impairing the rest of the nation. The lack of transparency with regards to bundlers ignites the speculation on corruption as the Federal Election Commission does not require campaigns to disclose the names of bundlers unless they are registered lobbyists.


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