Introduction
The field of political science is one of the most complicated and hard for examination fields. It is very difficult for examination because it consists of a variety of different systems. One of the crucial systems that political science examines is the electoral one. Furthermore, a crucial element of the electoral system is the Campaign finance. A campaign finance refers to the campaigns that are designed and modified for candidates for certain elections. For example, a Campaign finance can be the finance for the president’s election campaign. Everybody knows that if a person wants to win the votes and trust of people, he needs to have a strong election campaign. However, in order for this campaigns to be successful, one should …show more content…
This is due to the fact that the different countries have different electoral expenses. The amount of expenses defines the amount of capital that a candidate should acquire for his campaign. Usually, candidates have donors in order to collect the money for their campaigns. However, there are a lot of issues associated with donors’ influence on candidates. For instance, as the researchers Grill and Lipsmeyer state “there is wide public perception that donors expect illegitimate government favors in return” (Grill & Lipsmeyer). Here comes the big difference between Europe and the US. While the US relies on private financing, Europe choses to rely on public financing. A research on why this difference exist will …show more content…
For example, the bigger amount of money the donors invest the more power they will have over the candidates. In order to regulate their power, the United States of America has put restrictions on the amount of donations that a person can donate to a certain candidate. This approach aims to limit the influence of rich donors on the decisions that candidates make. For example, in his article “How to buy an election” the journalist Lee states that “without a fire wall between the candidates and outside groups making “independent expenditures,” deep-pocketed donors would come to have an undue influence over politicians” (Lee, p.18). Another downside of this Campaign finance system is that it leads to wide gaps in the amount that the different parties have for their campaigns. This fact gives an uneven start to everyone which can result in a manipulation of the
The field of political science is one of the most complicated and hard for examination fields. It is very difficult for examination because it consists of a variety of different systems. One of the crucial systems that political science examines is the electoral one. Furthermore, a crucial element of the electoral system is the Campaign finance. A campaign finance refers to the campaigns that are designed and modified for candidates for certain elections. For example, a Campaign finance can be the finance for the president’s election campaign. Everybody knows that if a person wants to win the votes and trust of people, he needs to have a strong election campaign. However, in order for this campaigns to be successful, one should …show more content…
This is due to the fact that the different countries have different electoral expenses. The amount of expenses defines the amount of capital that a candidate should acquire for his campaign. Usually, candidates have donors in order to collect the money for their campaigns. However, there are a lot of issues associated with donors’ influence on candidates. For instance, as the researchers Grill and Lipsmeyer state “there is wide public perception that donors expect illegitimate government favors in return” (Grill & Lipsmeyer). Here comes the big difference between Europe and the US. While the US relies on private financing, Europe choses to rely on public financing. A research on why this difference exist will …show more content…
For example, the bigger amount of money the donors invest the more power they will have over the candidates. In order to regulate their power, the United States of America has put restrictions on the amount of donations that a person can donate to a certain candidate. This approach aims to limit the influence of rich donors on the decisions that candidates make. For example, in his article “How to buy an election” the journalist Lee states that “without a fire wall between the candidates and outside groups making “independent expenditures,” deep-pocketed donors would come to have an undue influence over politicians” (Lee, p.18). Another downside of this Campaign finance system is that it leads to wide gaps in the amount that the different parties have for their campaigns. This fact gives an uneven start to everyone which can result in a manipulation of the