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Is campaign fund-raising an indication of voter support?

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No
65% 116 votes Total: 178 votes
Yes
35% 62 votes

Its is strongly suggestible that campaign fund-raising is the most highly competitive and influential platform for political propagation. The cost of campaigning, regardless of which office, are staggering to say the least. Understanding the intricacy of this ever perplexing political sideshow can be discombobulating at best. Because of its nature, the election process dictates to some degree the parameters by which funding can be utilized.

In the beginning stage of any election,it can be deduced that monetary standing has no correlation with indicating voter support unless the candidate currently holds office or has popular standing with the public. Otherwise the voters have no way of knowing who is contending for office. Preliminary backing of constituents seldom relates to public interest and is more indigenous to corporate lobby. The tear system used in primary elections is attributed to the bias of fiscal politics and voter support plays no role here.
Consensus will begin to play a role later in the electoral process.Once the dominant forces of popularity become apparent, then the ship jumpers start lowering the life rafts, so to speak. Candidates who show strong in the polls will ultimately gain favor from sponsors with the most vested interest.
In the conclusion of my analogy, I must point out there is no definite yes or no answer to this question, only degrees of probability. Having said that ,I will confide to the no side of the argument on the presumption that voter support weighs in significantly less that political agenda.

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