1. Libertyville HS

2. Primary election Primary election – Intraparty election – R v. R, D v. D – Incumbents have huge advantage Organization Organization State resources State resources Leadership backing Leadership backing

3. 1.Increase name recognition 2.Identify your supporters 3.Opposition research 4.Fundraising 5.Get Out the Vote (GOTV)

4. General (interparty) election General (interparty) election – D v. R – Reconciliation with defeated primary opponent critical

5. What does money buy, in politics? (Brainstorm) Advertising Advertising Information about voters Information about voters Name recognition (yard signs, bumper stickers, etc) Name recognition (yard signs, bumper stickers, etc) Office space, & equipment Office space, & equipment Political consultants Political consultants

6. Individual contributions, including the candidate! Individual contributions, including the candidate! Interest groups Interest groups – Any group of people that seek to influence public policy making Business Unions School employees Hospitals Ideological groups – To give money directly to a candidate, groups form a Political Action Committee (PAC)

7. Government influence in our lives Government influence in our lives Money is part of our speech Money is part of our speech Regulated groups seek to influence policymaking Regulated groups seek to influence policymaking Individual belief / conviction Individual belief / conviction

8. Politicians support & oppose issues, daily Politicians support & oppose issues, daily By doing so, they make friends and enemies By doing so, they make friends and enemies Interest groups give $ to their friends Interest groups give $ to their friends Interest groups try to defeat their enemies Interest groups try to defeat their enemies

9. Brainstorm reasons Brainstorm reasons Real or perceived corruption Real or perceived corruption – Buying candidates – Are you buying support or supporting a friend? Important to know where $ comes from or is going Important to know where $ comes from or is going Money is speech Money is speech

10. 1.R estrict number of donations to a candidate? 2.R estrict amount of donations, by contributor? 3.R estrict when donations can be given, before an election? 4.R estrict how money is spent, by a candidate? 5.D isclose who is giving donations to which candidate? 6.D isclose what candidate is getting donations, from which group or individual? How would you order these, in importance? The FEC regulates by #2, 4, 5, 6 (3 recently ruled unconstitutional; why not #1???)

11. Federal Election Commission (FEC): The election police Federal Election Commission (FEC): The election police Think of the money spent in an election as money in or out of a jar…. Think of the money spent in an election as money in or out of a jar…. – In the jar is money the candidate can spend, anyway she wants – Sources of in jar money include individuals, PACs, and the candidate – Out of the jar money is spent by independent groups to inform about issues or get out the vote

13. Examples of In Jar ads Examples of In Jar ads Examples of Out of the Jar ads Examples of Out of the Jar ads

14. Soft Money restrictions Soft Money restrictions – Cant use phrases like Vote for …, Elect…, Send ___ to Congress, Vote against…, Defeat…, etc. [see US v. Vallejo (1976)]. – But you CAN say: John Smith is an honest man who stands for the people. Bill Jones is a chronic liar who takes money from special interests and advocates cutting social security. Call Bill Jones and tell him how you feel about this. – Whats the difference?