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Lana Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
"soft money" and grass-roots organizations
Me and my brother were translating an old article from an English newspaper for his exam and we came across two words that we don't understand.
In the sentence it said that minor parties are likely to raise and spend more "soft money" ... from grass-roots organizations. It was something about the US elections four years ago.
I don't remember the example well, cause I don't have the article here, but I think it was something like this.
So what could this "soft money" be? And what are these grass-roots organizations, from the description in the dictionary I thought they could be something like non-government organizations? Or am I wrong?
In the sentence it said that minor parties are likely to raise and spend more "soft money" ... from grass-roots organizations. It was something about the US elections four years ago.
I don't remember the example well, cause I don't have the article here, but I think it was something like this.
So what could this "soft money" be? And what are these grass-roots organizations, from the description in the dictionary I thought they could be something like non-government organizations? Or am I wrong?
Top answer
" In the broadest sense, soft money encompasses any contributions not regulated by federal election laws. The exemption was made to encourage "party-building" activities which benefit the political parties in general, but not specific candidates. In reality, though, the loophole has emerged as the parties' primary means of raising tens of millions of dollars from wealthy contributors during the fall presidential campaigns, when direct contributions to candidates are prohibited.
- " In the broadest sense, soft money encompasses any contributions not regulated by federal election laws.
- The exemption was made to encourage "party-building" activities which benefit the political parties in general, but not specific candidates.
- In reality, though, the loophole has emerged as the parties' primary means of raising tens of millions of dollars from wealthy contributors during the fall presidential campaigns, when direct contributions to candidates are prohibited.
- They are also used to support congressional candidates in key battleground states during off-year elections.
- Technically, soft money contributions are supposed to be used only for state and local political activities – such as voter registration, get-out-the-vote drives, and bumper stickers – and for such generic party-building activities as TV ads supporting the Democratic and Republican platforms, but not naming specific candidates.
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Soft Money
"In the eyes of many observers – and many political practitioners who make use of it – the principal loophole in the federal campaign spending law is something that has come to be called "soft money." In the broadest sense, soft money encompasses any contributions not regulated by federal election laws. The exemption was made to encourage "party-building" activities which ben
"In the eyes of many observers – and many political practitioners who make use of it – the principal loophole in the federal campaign spending law is something that has come to be called "soft money." In the broadest sense, soft money encompasses any contributions not regulated by federal election laws. The exemption was made to encourage "party-building" activities which ben
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Thank you.
It's a bit complicated
, but I think I get the idea. Basically it's money, which should support parties only
It's a bit complicated
, but I think I get the idea. Basically it's money, which should support parties only00
Here's a good [url="http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/18/51.html"]Definition[/url], Lana.
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