Chapter 15

Campaign Donations … Just a Click Away
Introduction | Historical Perspective | Global Perspective | Interactive Exercise
Popular Perspective: Campaign financing continues to be a hot topic in the United States today. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the 2008 election in the United States was the longest and most expensive election in history, and for the first time a candidate declined public financing for the general election cycle. Check out the following links to dig deeper into the current debate over campaign financing and decide for yourself!

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june09/specter_04-28.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/op081097.htm

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/10/us-election-will-cost-53-billi.html

http://www.fec.gov/disclosure.shtml

http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/news.html?AID=1277

http://www.publicampaign.org

http://www.washclean.org/bill-in-congress.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html