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Originally Posted by crooks
That's very true - though it's worth noting that we in Europe (bar France, though even it's not to the same degree driven as the US) have systems that put much more focus on the parties rather than the leaders, especially towards funding - the US is very personality driven, face to face, famous handshakes with important people, securing funds on your own steam, both in a genuine political sense and in national outlook.
Personally the idea of a 'fundraiser' in the sense Hillary in particular uses makes my insides squirm, I don't feel comfortable with campaigns being bankrolled by Corporations and/or wealthy individuals with an active interest in the campaign - it whiffs of vested interests.
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I don't understand how you can run an election campaign without raising funds. How do you pay for your staffers? TV commercials? Brochures? Placards? Office rentals? Convention hall rentals?
I believe majority of the cash used by politicians here during an election is on office rentals and TV/radio commericials. The lavish candidates will have highly paid consultants. The ones on a shoestring budget will rely more on volunteers.
How do you guys run your election campaigns?