For a simple example, when Hillary participated in the general election, she raised about 768 million US dollars. She confidently thought that she would win and become the new president, but she was directly defeated by Trump and lost all her money. So, where did the money go? First, you need to set up a campaign team, then pay the relevant salaries to the staff, and then you need to set up a website dedicated to the campaign and carry out various maintenance on the website.
Not only that, but also make various speeches on TV and newspapers. If you have time, you will speak and canvass all over the country. During this period, there will be a series of expenses, such as air tickets, meals, accommodation, venue fees, etc. Inner-party elections alone will take at least a year and a half, and if the two parties confront each other, they will need more time and energy. This is the money politics in the American election. As time goes by, the cost of running for president is getting higher and higher. From 2000 to 20 12, the campaign expenditure of American presidential candidates increased by as much as three times. Trump and Hillary spent a total of165438+600 million in the 20 16 campaign. When Obama won the election in 2008, he only spent $730 million.
The American presidential election seems fair and reasonable, but in fact it always gives more opportunities to people with more capital. As one of the most famous entrepreneurs in the world, Trump has extremely rich assets. Over the years, he has been using the identity and reputation of the president to carry out related operations, with more and more assets.
In the 2020 US election, Trump left the White House and Biden came to power. what do you think?