iis campaign finance why politians get elected?

Matt Holck

As of May 18, 2012, 545 groups organized as Super PACs have reported total receipts of $204,716,872 and total independent expenditures of $111,588,684 in the 2012 cycle.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/superpacs.php

the US budget is about 3.7 trillion dollars

so

205e+6 / 3.7e+12 = 5.54054054 × 10-5

Super PACs will spend about .0055% of the budget to get their hands of the government pie

that's insignificant money by comparison

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further

I would suggest that publicity has more to do with news station coverage than campaign spending

one might argue that those well financed usually win
but the campaign may be well financed due to news publicity

BOHtox

Matt Holck wrote: »

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/superpacs.php

the US budget is about 3.7 trillion dollars

so

205e+6 / 3.7e+12 = 5.54054054 × 10-5

Super PACs will spend about .0055% of the budget to get their hands of the government pie

that's insignificant money by comparison

___________________________________

further

I would suggest that publicity has more to do with news station coverage than campaign spending

one might argue that those well financed usually win
but the campaign may be well financed due to news publicity

A lot higher than 3.7 trillion.

6.3 trillion according to this website
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/

Matt Holck

I've check the numbers from multiple sites

either way 100s of millions does not measure up to trillions

a trillion is 10,000 times the size of a hundred million

BOHtox

I don't know who to trust any more :eek:

Matt Holck

the government primaries run several election before the national elections.

This means that one of the two primary parties gets major government paid elections with free news coverage while resounding it's opposition of the other major party.