Yes

• 1 of 18

  by Darrin A Yarbrough

  Created on: April 07, 2009

  The answer to this question may never be easily defined. That is, there may be very little direct evidence

• 2 of 18

  by Ted Sherman

  Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Of course they do. If they didn't, there wouldn't be any campaign contributions in the first place,

• 3 of 18

  by Tim Britton

  Created on: October 06, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  In 2006 Exxon Mobil posted record breaking profits. $39 billion to be exact. Petroleum companies are

• 4 of 18

  by Jerrie Lynn South-DeRose

  Created on: October 15, 2007   Last Updated: November 12, 2008

  Throughout history, money has been used to barter for power and control. Yet we are to believe that

• 5 of 18

  by Diana Howard

  Created on: July 10, 2008   Last Updated: April 30, 2011

  The question "do campain contributions to Congressmen buy votes" is fairly absurd.  It is obvious

• 6 of 18

  by Matthew Tyler Funk

  Created on: November 23, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Campaign contributions to congressmen buy more than votes, they buy influence. In many cases, congressmen

• 7 of 18

  by TexTractor

  Created on: July 02, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Campaign contributions are sometimes about electing a candidate with views that are in solidarity with

• 8 of 18

  by J. Swaney

  Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  If they don't I would imagine that lots of people in big business would like to have their money back.

  Politics

• 9 of 18

  by Carol Levy

  Created on: July 05, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Of course they do.

  The author who writes that the amnesty bill went down due to public outcry despite

• 10 of 18

  by Joseph Malek

  Created on: August 29, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Without a doubt, campaign contributions do buy votes. You see, the more money that a candidate has,

• 11 of 18

  by Stevie Bee

  Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Why is common sense so uncommon? What's the disconnect between right vs. following rules? Have we traveled

• 12 of 18

  by Jeff Franklin

  Created on: August 17, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Of course! Campaign contributions are the only reason Congressional candidates run for office, today.

• 13 of 18

  by John Gottschall

  Created on: June 23, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Is there any other reason to make the contribution? Of course money to politicians buys their vote.

• 14 of 18

  by Calvin Robinson

  Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  There are a number of ways to buy votes. One is legal and ethical, another is currently legal but unethical

• 15 of 18

  by Tina Gasperson

  Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Laws do not stop crime. Only law enforcement stops crime. It stands to reason, then, that enacting a

• 16 of 18

  by David Gritz

  Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Yes, for sure campaign contributions buy votes. Not many people want to admit to the fact that the

• 17 of 18

  by Edward F Orciuch Jr

  Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Frankly I cannot see how a campaign contribution would not buy a vote. Ethically anyone elected to Congress,

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  by Nikolas Nies

  Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  A pharmaceutical company does not give millions of dollars to BOTH parties just to help a candidate