Campaign Finance Reform
In the ongoing struggle between our great nation's two political parties, Republicans and Democrats, there appears to be a dramatic increase in the cost required to administrate a successful campaign. There have risen factions among the people who find the cost of campaigns and the means by which such funds are acquired to be somewhat unethical and have taken action to reform them, if possible. The questions, however, remain. What can be done to help? How can we as the people who vote in these elections insure that every candidate has a fair chance to win regardless of how much money they can muster over the year before the election? The answer lies in legislation that is, even now, being run through both sides of our Congress in an attempt to fix this terrible system of Campaign Financing. Certainly the most costly aspect of running a campaign lies in advertisement, whether it be through Television or written media. Buying TV and radio time for pro-candidate or anti-opp
Campaign finance is a serious issue facing our nation this day. It is our duty as Americans to insure each and every nominated candidate for each office a fair chance at winning, so that they are not forced to rely upon funds fronted by corporations concerned about influencing legislation. For instance, if two candidates were running for an office, one supporting Tobacco Legislation and the other opposed, the one opposed would most likely be given several hundred thousand dollars by leading tobacco companies, thus giving him more funds to advertise with, thus increasing his chances of winning. So it is up to we, the electorate, to elect the proper officials to enact legislation to make funding for campaigns a more equal area. It is unreal and outrageous, the fact that a middle class candidate who represents the people to the fullest, and could not obtain donations enough to sufficiently advertise his candidacy, would lose out to the upper class candidate who received m
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