The Rising Price of American Democracy

The Rising Price of American Democracy %$45.8 BILLION $2.5 BILLION PROJECTED SPENDING FEDERAL RACES, 2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE $1.8 BILLION ll CONGRESSIONAL RACES $956 MILLION PARTY SPENDING 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 $750 MILLION OUTSIDE GROUP SPENDING $348.5 MILLION $200 MILLION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL EŠTATE SECTOR $144 MILLION SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT INDUSTRY See how it all connects. Join Instructor Andrew Romanoff Former Speaker of the CO House of Representatives Special Guests: Former US Sen. Hank Brown, CO Secretary of State Scott Gessler, Former CO Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon, and CO Common Cause Exeutive Director Elena Nunez. PRESIDENTIAL Enrichment Program DEBATE Moneypol: The Rising Price of American Democracy 202 Five Non-Credit Sessions at the University of Denver Thursday 6:30-8:30 p.m. October 11, 18, November 1,8 David Von Drehle lecture, Thursday 7 p.m. on October 4 CRN 1096 | $195 (ask about discounts!) N64 UNIVERSITYof DENVER UNIVERSITY OF DENVER universitycollege.du.edu/enrichment UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Center for Responsive Politics, 2012 Photo Sources: http://bit.ly/Qqn7Pr • http://bit.ly/N5HBIA • http://flic.kr/p/8M51QV • http://bit.ly/N5HFYX • http://bit.ly/N5HH9J $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 (in billi ons) 9$ SUPER PACS