How is money raised in political campaigns?

At more than a billion dollars, the most recent presidential campaign was the most expensive in history – doubling the cost of the race four years before. Some say the U.S. should severely limit campaign spending, as Great Britain does, to limit...

I have often heard the argument that a lot of money will be "wasted" if there are re-elections in India in 2016. The expense in an election are 1) what will be spent by political parties in campaigns, 2) the expense in conducting the elections...

I play poker with friends and enjoy the game a lot. Yesterday I joined a site and played for quite a few hours. Its a cool game and ,despite the fact I also like the socializing involved, I knew playing online was going to give me a real buzz. I also...

I did a five-mile run this afternoon to raise money for a breast-cancer charity. it wasn't a big 'race for life' type thing, just something I did on my own and I raised £164.80p but I don't know if that will actually have much impact, actually...

A conservative friend of mine claims that during the 2004 comapaign the Democrats raised more money than the Republicans, and that much of their contributions came from large corporations, whereas, most of the money raised by Republicans came from small...