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Understand: The US election

The Documentary Podcast

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Financing Campaigns and the Role of Small Donors

This chapter discusses the financing of campaigns and the role of small donors and corporations. It explains the existence of Political Action Committees (PACs) through which corporations can funnel money into campaigns anonymously. The chapter also explores how campaign funds are used, including television advertising, grassroots activism, candidate travel, and infrastructure for campaign events.

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