Tyrone Said:

Who pays for the candidates political campaigns during elections?

We Answered:

Some of the money comes out of their own pockets and some comes from contributions from their supporters. Unfortunately, some also comes from lobbyists who expect favors in return. I know it seems highly unethical, but the Supreme Court ruled that there is no limit on how much lobbyists can contribute to a campaign. That's the drawback to having a mostly conservative Supreme Court.

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Mark is mistaken. Tax money is not used for campaigning.

Maureen Said:

How long do campaigns for mayoral elections usually run?

We Answered:

a while.

Leslie Said:

Are campaigns and elections worth the bother? Is this a rational or efficient method of choosing leaders?

We Answered:

You would really hate the Warlord method.

Heather Said:

Do you think student class campaigns and elections should be televised on public and national TV?

We Answered:

no.. there stupid and a wast of time .

Floyd Said:

What do you think about :"having a cap on how much can be spend by parties on elections campaigns?"?

We Answered:

The idea is a good one, and tries to tackle a real problem. Unfortunately, pragmatically speaking, a cap on election spending is pretty unworkable. There are so many ways around it that money will always manage to work its way through such rules.

Consider the fact that there are ALREADY limits on how much you can spend if you want matched federal funding. Candidates simply ditch federal funding because they can raise more on their own. There are limits on how much individual donors can give, but donations routinely pass these limits.

A more plausible solution is federally funded voter education campaigns. The government supplies campaign money to candidates, and all other campaign spending is done away with. This institutes a spending cap in a much more reliable way. There is no grey area for campaign finance to slip through the cracks, it's simply all gone except for federal money. Federal supervision might also clean up campaigns a little, focus on issues. A nice fringe benefit.

Manuel Said:

do political parties still play an important role in u.s political campaigns and elections?

We Answered:

Of course why else would two state senators ignore the voters opinions and vote straight party line

Duane Said:

How has technology changed campaigns and elections?

We Answered:

They've made voting fraud even harder to catch.

Democracy is now officially dead in the USA. How else can you explain Bush sending 21,000 more troops to thier death when the congress both democrat & republican are against it.

If one man's opinion drives the action of this nation and our so called representatives are powerless to stop it. What kind of government is this?

A DICTATORSHIP!

All thanks to the hanging chads & Non-tracable electronic Voting Machines in Florida!!!