Throughout this class, we have learned about every aspect of nonprofits and how they operate. This includes the day-to-day operations as well as how they forecast and plan for the future. What is interesting about nonprofits is that they show up anywhere and everywhere. In the case of this paper, nonprofits are involved in the political atmosphere, helping particular candidates fund their campaigns for presidency. As of fairly recently, they have played an extremely important role in our society. The American population may not know it, but nonprofits have some deep involvement when it comes to determining who the next President is in our country.
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Corporations and even wealthy individuals find it an excellent place to transfer funds through because of the fact that they are not required to disclose information about where their funds came from when it comes time to support their cause. It results in an activity referred to as “dark money,” where the public has absolutely no idea where these funds are coming from, making it difficult to understand who they are being influenced by (Blumenthal, …show more content…
Some donors justified there decision in various ways, such as Karl Rove, a Republican political operative for Crossroads GPS. He said, “If groups like Crossroads were not active, this race would’ve been over a long time ago” (Blumenthal, 2013). Crossroads funded their money through a super PAC, spending $300 million for the Republican Party. His statement is a way to justify their decision without admitting defeat, but to any knowledgeable reader it shows that the money spent was all for nothing. It would seem that the super PACs money influence had no impact on shaping the 2012 election.
The 2016 election was a completely different story for a few different reasons. Focusing on both Clinton and Trump, they both had their different ways about campaigning for the election. Clinton relied more upon these super PACs to fund her campaign than Trump did. In total, with all funds combined, Clinton spent a staggering $768 million as opposed to Trumps $398 million. Clinton by far seemed to be the more logical candidate because of her impressive resume and credentials. That showed in the amount of donations she received to back her run for
To understand this discussion best, it’s important to start from the beginning and obtain a clear …show more content…
Corporations and even wealthy individuals find it an excellent place to transfer funds through because of the fact that they are not required to disclose information about where their funds came from when it comes time to support their cause. It results in an activity referred to as “dark money,” where the public has absolutely no idea where these funds are coming from, making it difficult to understand who they are being influenced by (Blumenthal, …show more content…
Some donors justified there decision in various ways, such as Karl Rove, a Republican political operative for Crossroads GPS. He said, “If groups like Crossroads were not active, this race would’ve been over a long time ago” (Blumenthal, 2013). Crossroads funded their money through a super PAC, spending $300 million for the Republican Party. His statement is a way to justify their decision without admitting defeat, but to any knowledgeable reader it shows that the money spent was all for nothing. It would seem that the super PACs money influence had no impact on shaping the 2012 election.
The 2016 election was a completely different story for a few different reasons. Focusing on both Clinton and Trump, they both had their different ways about campaigning for the election. Clinton relied more upon these super PACs to fund her campaign than Trump did. In total, with all funds combined, Clinton spent a staggering $768 million as opposed to Trumps $398 million. Clinton by far seemed to be the more logical candidate because of her impressive resume and credentials. That showed in the amount of donations she received to back her run for