Election Spending
* Every two years there is a Congressional Election.
* Every four years there is a Presidential Election.
* Below is a breakdown of Presidential(P) and Congressional(C) spending during the election cycles from 2000 to 2022. These figures include all money spent by presidential candidates, Senate and House candidates, political parties and independent interest groups trying to influence federal elections. All data has been adjusted for inflation (ref. Open Secrets).
YEAR TOTAL $ C $ P $
2022….8,937,407,772….8,937,407,772 N/A
2020..16,413,031,958….9,916,952,036….6,496,079,922
2018….6,724,800,108….6,724,800,108 N/A
2016….8,006,799,995….5,071,657,703….2,935,142,292
2014….4,788,245,781….4,788,245,781 N/A
2012….8,080,586,653….4,710,546,939….3,370,039,714
2010….4,926,926,901….4,926,926,901 N/A
2008….7,145,447,701….3,360,635,207….3,784,812,494
2006….4,143,571,528….4,143,571,528 N/A
2004….6,483,862,892….3,498,343,982….2,985,518,910
2002….3,575,820,539….3,575,820,539 N/A
2000….5,282,978,248….2,860,967,422….2,422,010,826
* After 12 Election Cycles total spending came to :
$ 84,509,480,076 = 84.5 billion $; resulting in a government with an approval rating of 6% (ref. Post #90).
NO COMMON SENSE
ANALYZE THE EXAMPLE
* Which supports and barriers were in play?
* What were the dynamics?
* What, or who, won the Tug-of- War?
* Discuss the outcome with your friends and family.
* Use Post #4 as a reference for the dynamics, and relationships, between supports and barriers.
