Glad that some agree with me !!! To me there's so much waste !! In my day , you bought a button and that $1 went to the candidate of your choice . Today a Billionaire can give hundreds of thousands for the candidate that will help them fill their pockets . I think that Obama's prime time ad cost him over 3 million . And don't forget , in both cases , when ever a candidate visits an area , that town or city spends thousands for security etc . I loved the old way !! Campaigning from the caboose ! LOL!!!!
You can research it yourself, but basically no one person can give more than 100k per election cycle. Not 100k per candidate - that's the total amount they can give per election cycle. There are limits on how much you can give to the party, to the candidate, and to political action committees, etc... The "old" way was far more corrupt and TMK required no documentation. Now candidates are required to document anything over $200.