Money in Politics Money isn't supposed to buy votes, but sometimes it seems that it does. These days it takes hundreds of millions of dollars to win a presidential election.
Many candidates depend on big donations from wealthy sources just to stay alive in the race.
Some people say that the current system gives rich donors an unfair influence over the election. They think that political donations should be limited, or totally abolished. Others think that limiting political donations is the same thing as limiting free speech. Many people are talking about campaign finance reform.