I suspect most big givers give big because they expect to get back big.
Records show they often succeed. Most of the money for higher offices
comes in big batches from the richest 1% of the population, and records
show they usually get it back at least 100 to 1. Paid for by the official
out of our
Has anyone ever pushed for a blind trust idea for campaign contributions
over a certain amount?
Elected officials often set up blind trusts in personal investments/estates
... sure some very creative people could get around it (conversations at
cocktail fundraisers, a whisper in the ear of the
