Elections

Finance has everything to do with everything. How money is handed out to given representatives is extremely important to those candidates seeking election. In many ways it determines how frequently and effectively they can get their name out there to the public, and just having your name out there can help produce results in many ways.
I do not understand the point of trying to regulate the money being spent on elections, I say if they can raise it why not spend it. Today with much of the money being spent coming from individual donations why should a candidate have to limit how they spend that money. I see the importance of having the money be accounted for, and do think it is important for the candidate to list where the money came from, but as far as limiting the funds they can use it doesn't help either party. I also feel that political action committees having less influence may be a good thing. With more individuals having put the money towards a campaign the person being elected has less influence from outside sources which could mean a more beneficial agenda for the general public if that person is elected.
Partisan politics is effected by the donations from more individuals and less from the party in that the candidate may feel less obligated to the party because in a sense they didn't help out as much to accomplish what the individual did. With money coming from all over the place the candidate will feel more obligated to push the agenda of the people rather than of their party. This can create less loyal parties, but also can benefit the people, because that elected official may more likely be working for them than for their parties agenda. http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/mapApp.do