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The parties have to depend largely on donations for their campaign funding.
Private Donations
DONATIONS
individual donations
He does. This is offset by donations to his campaign.
The Pendleton Act led to a shift in corruption from the selling of government positions to the manipulation of the civil service system through falsifying qualifications, favoritism, and nepotism to secure positions.
Because they want to support the goal of the campaign. In politics, they think they'll get it better if the candidate they support comes to power.
Soft Money
Lobbyists, Individuals, Corporations, Non-profits and your mom
Soft money
The 2012 campaign is over but after the nominations are made for 2016, each party will set up web sites to accept donations. Campaign headquarters will be set up in cities and towns. Any of these people will be happy to tell you how to donate. You can contact the office of any Congressman who belongs to the party to which you wish to donate. Once you have made a donation, you will be contacted forever after to make further donations.
to win and gain more support and donations to the campaign, so that he/she can ultimately win the party's nomination.