political donations
Electoral financial support
Political donations are contributions of money or resources to candidates, parties, or political action committees.
They fund campaigns, advertising, and electoral activities.
In many democracies, political donations are regulated to limit influence and require disclosure: The candidate's political donations came primarily from small donors.
Critics argue large donations amount to legalized corruption; supporters call them protected speech.
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
- election cycleRepeating span between votes
- dark moneyUndisclosed political contributions
- super PACsUnlimited-donation political groups
matching funds · bundling · quid pro quo · corporate entities · Citizens United · lobbying efforts · donor · soft money · pay-to-play · campaign finance · advocacy groups · lobbyists · grassroots mobilization · hard money · coalition building · contributions · checkbook · nonprofit organizations
- influence peddlinginfluence peddling, backscratching, quid pro quo, kickbacks, payoffs
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- campaign financedonation, contributions, contribution, donors, donor
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- union activismlabor strikes, picket lines, union rallies, walkouts, work stoppages
political donationscanvassing
Systematic direct voter outreach
grassroots organizing · phone banking · voter registration drives · sweat equity · political activism
political donationspolitical patronage
Awarding posts for loyalty
political donationspolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
non-participation · voter suppression · staying home · tuning out