I'm studying American Government and Campaign finance and would like someone's explanantion on 'soft money'and 'hard money'.
2006-12-09 11:52:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Soft money is given to a political party or political action committee (PAC). It can be used for anything legal, much fewer constraints than occur with.....
Hard money is funding given directly to a political candidate. The rules on hard money are much more stringent so supposedly you cannot "buy" a candidate.
2006-12-09 11:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's money that's paid to a party action Fund, which does not have to be reported and is not subject to campaign donation limits.
see the Wikipedia page for more detail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_money
2006-12-09 11:58:06 · answer #2 · answered by The Big Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
money donated to the political party rather than the candidate not held to the same restriction
2006-12-09 12:24:50 · answer #3 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soft money is soft and plushy
hard money is hard and heavy
2006-12-09 11:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋