2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Still waiting for a hard-nosed analysis of how Sanders can [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,212 posts)Down there in the ole U S of A.
In Canada, and I think in most western democracies it is similar, at least in the UK it is...we have a 6 week election campaign. The PM can drop an election on us anytime. There is no campaigning until that writ is dropped. (Although a current gov like our Con one can and does put on air ads praising themselves disguised as informative government ads in between elections) But none the less, basically there is no campaigning or spending until that 6 weeks starts. A frenzy of speeches, and ads, and then its over...for 4 or 5 years. No mid-terms. Unless a rep retires or dies in that period and they have to hold a bi-election for that one seat.
No wonder elections take so much money down there. Its a constant reality show.