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US Presidential Election 2012: Which party will collect most contributions?
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Settled on 11/06/2012 21:15 Settled by
kruijsRepublicans $881.8m
http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign-finance
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At the federal level, the primary source of campaign funds is individuals; political action committees are a distant second. Contributions from both are limited, and direct contributions from corporations and labor unions are prohibited. On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court overturned a 20-year-old ruling that had previously prohibited corporations and unions from using money from their general treasuries to produce and run their own campaign ads.
Public financing is available for qualifying candidates for President during both the primaries and the general election. Eligibility requirements must be fulfilled to qualify for a government subsidy and those that do accept government funding are usually subject to spending limits. The system is designed so that the Democratic or Republican candidates for President of the United States routinely qualify for funds, while excluding most other party candidates.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United_States
http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/mapApp.do
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/
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