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Where do you fall on the political spectrum?

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Link to the Democratic website

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Democrats are fighting for a better, fairer, and brighter future for every American: rolling up our sleeves, empowering grassroots voters, and organizing everywhere to build a better America.

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How much money is spent to get to the White House? (hint: LOTS!)

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2016

$334.8 million
Donald Trump campaign

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign raised a total of $623 million, with at least $267 million coming from funds raised via two joint fundraising committees.

After clinching the nomination, Republican Donald Trump's campaign announced in June that he was writing off the $50 million he had lent his campaign.

Priorities USA, the main super PAC supporting Clinton, also backed President Obama in 2012, when the group raised a total of $79 million.
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Trump, who said in the primaries he was funding his own campaign, ended up collecting nearly $269 million from other donors.

Cash on hand

As of , Clinton's campaign had spent of what it had raised. Trump's campaign had spent of what it had raised. Cash on hand does not account for any outstanding debts.

Clinton campaign

$323.3 thousand

Trump campaign

$7.6 million
Total donations to each campaign
Fundraising rate

Both Clinton and Trump raised less than President Obama and Mitt Romney did in 2012.
Donations less than $200
Small money donors

Clinton's campaign received 16 percent of its money in donations of $200 or less. Trump's campaign received 26 percent of its funds from small donations. In the 2012 election cycle, President Obama had raised of his total in small donations and Republican Mitt Romney had raised .

Other candidates

Of the donated to support Democratic candidates, was raised by super PACs and other independent groups.

Bernie Sanders

Left race July 12
The presidential campaign of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised$234.3 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised .

Martin O'Malley

Left race Feb. 2
The presidential campaign of former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley raised , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised$856.7 thousand .

Jim Webb

Left race Nov. 17
The presidential campaign of former Virginia senator Jim Webb raised$790 thousand , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised .

Larry Lessig

Left race Nov. 2
The presidential campaign of Harvard professor Larry Lessig raised , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised .

Lincoln Chafee

Left race Oct. 23
The presidential campaign of former Rhode Island senator Lincoln Chafee raised$408 thousand , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised .

Of the $621.4 million donated to support Republican candidates, was raised by super PACs and other independent groups.

Ted Cruz

Left race May 3
The presidential campaign of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz raised$93.2 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised $89.6 million .

Jeb Bush

Left race Feb. 20
The presidential campaign of former Florida governor Jeb Bush raised$34.7 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised $124.7 million .

Marco Rubio

Left race March 15
The presidential campaign of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio raised$50.9 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised $77.7 million .

Ben Carson

Left race March 4
The presidential campaign of retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson raised$59.5 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised .

John Kasich

Left race May 4
The presidential campaign of Ohio Gov. John Kasich raised$19.4 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised $30.5 million .

Chris Christie

Left race Feb. 10
The presidential campaign of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie raised , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised$23.7 million .

Carly Fiorina

Left race Feb. 10
The presidential campaign of former Hewlett Packard executive Carly Fiorina raised$12.1 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised $15.2 million .

Rand Paul

Left race Feb. 3
The presidential campaign of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul raised$12.4 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised $12.8 million .

Mike Huckabee

Left race Feb. 2
The presidential campaign of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee raised , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised .

Rick Santorum

Left race Feb. 3
The presidential campaign of former Pensylvania senator Rick Santorum raised , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised$449.1 thousand .

James Gilmore

Left race Feb. 12
The presidential campaign of former Virginia governor James Gilmore raised$389.6 thousand , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised $308.9 thousand .

Scott Walker

Left race Sept. 21
The presidential campaign of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker raised , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised$31.6 million .

Bobby Jindal

Left race Nov. 17
The presidential campaign of former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal raised$1.16 million , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised .

Lindsey Graham

Left race Dec. 21
The presidential campaign of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey O. Graham raised , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised .

Rick Perry

Left race Sept. 11
The presidential campaign of former Texas governor Rick Perry raised , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised$14.1 million .

George Pataki

Left race Dec. 29
The presidential campaign of former New York governor George Pataki raised$529 thousand , and allied super PACs and other independent groups raised $859 thousand .

Methodology

Based on Federal Election Commission data that includes all contributions to the presidential campaigns, their affiliated joint fundraising committees, the Democratic National Committee, the Republican National Committee and single-candidate super PACs and other allied groups as of . Joint fundraising committees raise money for a campaign and party committees and then split the proceeds. All campaign contributions raised through joint fundraising committees have been included in campaign totals. Receipts for the joint fundraising committees are updated every quarter. Contributions to the two convention host committees have been included with the party totals.

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Take a look at the most successful campaigns in modern US history!

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But it wasn't always like this.

In 1948 less than one percent of U.S. homes had TVs. By 1954 - a mere six years later - more than half of all American's had a boob-tube in the house. By 1958, that rate had soared to over 80 percent, and today hovers at about 97 percent.

That's according to University of Wisconsin Journalism Professor James L. Baughman, who documents the rapid rise of TV in American life. "No other household technology," he writes, "not the telephone or indoor plumbing, had ever spread so rapidly into so many homes."

It didn't take political campaigns long to catch on to the enormous potential this new technology offered: a green light to instantly infiltrate the living rooms of millions of Americans, more directly, personally, and visually than ever before.

The very first televised campaign ads were launched in the 1952 presidential race. Leading the charge was Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower (and his running mate Richard Nixon). The campaign spent roughly $1.5 million on ads, twice that of Democratic opponent Adlai Stevenson. The first series of spot ads, called "Eisenhower Answers America," featured a seemingly average citizen asking a laughably scripted, leading question, to which Eisenhower frankly responded, staring directly into the camera, utterly devoid of emotion or charisma. The campaign soon followed up with the now legendary "I Like Ike" animation, which gave the candidate a major edge in the race.

The Living Room Candidate, a project of the Museum of the Moving Image, is an impressively thorough and well curated repository of presidential campaign ads in every election since 1952. Here are 10 of the heaviest hitters (note the wide variations between negative/fear-inducing and euphorically positive):

Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Ike for President" (1952)

This seemingly quaint commercial helped Eisenhower trounce his Democratic opponent Adlai Stevenson. The first Republican to win the White House in 20 years, Eisenhower got 83 percent of the electoral vote.

John F. Kennedy's "Kennedy For Me" (1960)

Part of a series of 1984 Reagan campaign ads collectively known as "Morning in America," this commercial effectively highlights idyllic scenes of productivity and suburban life to suggest that President Reagan had successfully restored American optimism and revived the economy from the prolonged period of high inflation and unemployment that had persisted under his Democratic predecessor Jimmy Carter. The ads helped Reagan handily defeat his Democratic opponent Walter Mondale, with 98 percent of the electoral vote.

George H.W. Bush's "Revolving Door" (1988)

Among the most unconventional campaign ads to date, this was only available on the web. Produced by Will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas and Jesse Dylan (Bob Dylan's son), the ad put music to Obama's New Hampshire primary concession speech (after he lost the state to Hilary Clinton). It features a succession of over 30 celebrity performers singing his words. First posted on YouTube, the video quickly went viral, with over 26 million views in just a few days. It led to an online fundraising boom and a new wave of momentum for Obama's campaign.

Obama beat his Republican challenger John McCain with 68 percent of the electoral vote.

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Ten of the Most Successful Presidential Campaign Ads Ever Made (with Lesson Plan)

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But it wasn't always like this. In 1948 less than one percent of U.S. homes had TVs. By 1954 - a mere six years later - more than half of all American's had a boob-tube in the house. By 1958, that rate had soared to over 80 percent, and today hovers at about 97 percent.

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You may ask yourself...how did we get here?

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You may ask yourself...how did we get here?

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The article below describes the formation of political parties in the US

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The Origins and Functions of Political Parties