Political Campaigns Explained: How U.S. Elections Shape Our Nation 🇺🇸

Discover the importance of political campaigns in the U.S., including insights from the 2012 presidential race—the most expensive election in history—and learn how campaigns influence government and politics.

Political Campaigns Explained: How U.S. Elections Shape Our Nation 🇺🇸
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921.4K views • Nov 21, 2015
Political Campaigns Explained: How U.S. Elections Shape Our Nation 🇺🇸

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So political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in American elections. So today, Craig is going to take a look at why we have campaigns in the first place, why the campaign seasons run for so long, and of course why campaigns cost so much.

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