election spending
Political advertising budget
Election spending is money used to influence electoral outcomes—campaign advertising, staff salaries, travel, polling, and get-out-the-vote efforts.
The term encompasses spending by candidates, parties, and outside groups like PACs and super PACs.
Election spending has grown dramatically in recent decades, raising concerns about money's role in democratic politics: Election spending in the presidential race topped two billion dollars.
- dark moneyUndisclosed political contributions
- super PACsUnlimited-donation political groups
- donationsGifts to organizations
- attack adsNegative campaign commercials
- negative campaigningAttacking opponents during elections
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