DO WEALTHY CANDIDATES WIN ELECTIONS?. PLAN The influence of money in campaigns Global trends Why is money so essential? The limits of money’s impact.

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DO WEALTHY CANDIDATES WIN ELECTIONS?

PLAN The influence of money in campaigns Global trends Why is money so essential? The limits of money’s impact. How to gather these sums The candidate committee Outside money The emocratic(?) system Dominance of the 1(0)% : a ploutocratie Political dynasties

1- THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN CAMPAIGNS a. Global trends b. Money’s effect on political outcomes c. The limits of this influence

GLOBAL TRENDS HOUSE AND SENATE (2012) Source: Source: CONGRESS AND PRESIDENCY

MONEY’S EFFECT ON POLITICAL OUTCOMES. Before registration as a candidate: $ 5000 Exploratory committee Advertising. $1/voter = 4% probability. Primary elections. Democrats vs Republicans.

THE LIMITS OF THIS INFLUENCE : McCain vs Romney, money is no guarantee. Incumbents vs challengers. Threshold.

2 – HOW TO GATHER THESE SUMS a. The candidate committee b. Outside money

CANDIDATE COMMITTEE & OUTSIDE MONEY

A. CANDIDATE COMMITTEE DONATIONS Small donations ≠ big donations : the $200 threshold. $2700 limit/election. Donors: less than 0,44% of the population. The role of Internet.

SMALL DONATIONS BY MONEY RAISED 1: Bernie Sanders $30,652,976 2: Ben Carson $19,641,649 3: Hillary Clinton $13,292,382 4: Ted Cruz $11,070,909 5: Marco Rubio $3,247,245 BY PERCENTAGE 1: Bernie Sanders 74% 2: Ben Carson 63% 3: Donald Trump 48% 4: Ted Cruz 42% 5: Marco Rubio 21%

BIG DONATIONS BY MONEY RAISED(PERC) Hillary Clinton $62,785,473 (81% : 2 nd ) Jeb Bush $23,010,370 (93% : 1st) Ted Cruz $15,197,051 (57% : 4th) Ben Carson $11692,287 (37% : 5th) Marco Rubio $11,346,549 (73% : 3rd)

SELF-FUNDING Is Donald Trump self-fundind his campaign?

b. OUTSIDE MONEY PACs: Congressional vs Presidential elections Leadership PACs Super-PACs Focus on one candidate, multi-candidates, policy.

3- THE DEMOCRATIC(?) SYSTEM a. Dominance of the 1(0)% : a ploutocratie b. Political dynasties

a. THE DOMINANCE OF THE 1(0)%

WEALTH INEQUALITY Vote maximizers Policy maximizers

b. POLITICAL DYNASTIES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATE

BUSH & CLINTON DYNASTIES : R. Reagan Vice-president: George Bush Sr : George Bush Sr : Bill Clinton : George Bush Jr : Barack Obama Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton ( ) Big candidates for 2016: Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush

BIBLIOGRAPHY (/bigpicture ; /pres16 … ) Gilens, Martin, Affluence and Influence. Economic Inequality and Political Power in America, New York, Russell Sage Foundation & Princeton University Press, (chapters 6 and 8)

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