Political Campaigns

November 21, 2015
9 min
Season 1 - Episode 39: Political Campaigns

Season 1 - Episode 39: Political Campaigns

Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics - Backdrop

Overview

So political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in American elections. So today, Craig is going to take a look at why we have campaigns in the first place, why the campaign seasons run for so long, and of course why campaigns cost so much.

Episode Information

TV Show

Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics

Season

Season 1

Episode Number

39

Air Date

November 21, 2015

Runtime

9 minutes