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What happens to the money still left in the candidate’s campaign war chest after he/she announces withdrawal from the race?

I am sure if you want your 5 bucks back they will give it to you. Anyways, if you really gave, which is a stupid thing to do, any money left over when the person wins or drops out goes to pay any debt, any money loaned to the race by the perosn themself, and whatever is left goes to either the RNC or DNC. The candidate is not allowed to keep any. Sometimes, if the candidate is the only person left in the race and they win they donate it to charity. And last but not least, the other option they have is to keep it in a campiagn chest for their run in another election.

6 Responses

1. Johnny Sokko Says:
   December 31st, 2009 at 5:04 pm

   Who’d you donate to? Ron Paul?

   OK, but I doubt you’d get it back
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2. komatzuman Says:
   December 31st, 2009 at 5:13 pm

   good one but i believe the money goes to who ever that candidate endorses
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3. nice_guy_usa_1234 Says:
   December 31st, 2009 at 5:48 pm

   I am sure if you want your 5 bucks back they will give it to you. Anyways, if you really gave, which is a stupid thing to do, any money left over when the person wins or drops out goes to pay any debt, any money loaned to the race by the perosn themself, and whatever is left goes to either the RNC or DNC. The candidate is not allowed to keep any. Sometimes, if the candidate is the only person left in the race and they win they donate it to charity. And last but not least, the other option they have is to keep it in a campiagn chest for their run in another election.
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4. George S Says:
   December 31st, 2009 at 6:02 pm

   I think the candidate has a limited choice of distribution. A common one, I believe, is into the party’s war chest.

   I wonder if there is some kind of insurance policy or hedge fund.
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5. Julie K Says:
   December 31st, 2009 at 6:41 pm

   My understanding is they get to keep it, after all it was given to them and how would they know exactly who’s money was spent on their campaign and who’s was left over, yours or someone else’s. Some times they will give it to someone they support for their campaign.
   I seen in the new’s Online a lot of Ron Pauls donations was from stolen credit cards and some was from overseas.
   I don’t know how true that is, but he did raise a lot of money on the Internet, and I only seen one of his campaigns on TV.
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6. kittysoma27 Says:
   December 31st, 2009 at 7:29 pm

   Sorry but no, you can’t get your money back.
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