Democrats Retain Edge in Campaign Spending

Millions of dollars are spent on campaigning by all parties in every election, but Democrats are on top in the 2010 Midterm Election. Democrats have outspent the Republicans by over 30 percent in the House races. Both parties are spending millions of dollars, but who comes out on top is based on fund-raising edge. The Democrats do have an advantage, incumbency. This means that they are defending their spot in Congress. They have this advantage because they have already held a seat in Congress, which means citizens are familiar with them. Challengers do not have that outside support that they may need to wim the election.

Although they may not have the outside support, if they spend money on campainging, they will havea chance. There are three parts of campaigning, money spent by candidates, money spent by party committees and money spent by outside groups. All are important, and if a person is going to win an election, they must out-spend their opponent. I would choose a person who has better campaigning. If I see their ads and commercials then I will know more about that candidate and therefore I would vote for them. If I went to a voting poll and recognized a name and then saw a name I have never heard of, I would vote for the one I recognized. It is essential that a majority of money is spent on campaigning, and that is why millions of dollars are being spent by both parties.

Campaign money is also spent on a certain type of advertising. They target certain audiences. They will put commercials on television channels that adults watch, because children do not vote. Although, I see commercials on the television channels I watch and they do not effect me. Candidates will not waste money to put on a commercial on Disney Channel, that would not make sense. The parties can also get money from donations.

Another thing candidates may do is attack the opposing party. If I were a candidate, I would do anything to win, even if it means bringing down my opponent. Some money goes towards commercials or advertisements that attack the opposing party, which makes sense. The candidate must say what they will change, but also what the other candidate does not have to offer.

The races that are currently going on are mainly for the Senate and House. This is a midterm election which happens in the middle of a President's term. There are also races for local government seats and there are issues in communities to be voted on. More money is actually being spent in the 2010 for the midterm election than was spent on the 2008 Presidential election.

All elections deal with government. Without elections, we would not have a government. Because we are a democracy, having elections is mandatory. To me, it may be the biggest part of our government because the people elected control basically everything. Citizens must pay attention to advertisements and make wise choices, if not, they may regret who becomes the leaders.

In reality, who leads our country and how it is lead is up to the citizens. Citizens should take advantage of the type of government we have, without it there would be plenty of unhappy people. Elections lead to government and government is what shapes our country.

Democrats Outspend Republicans