评“政治捐款案”

AN ANALYSIS OF THE FUND-RAISING ENQUIRY

定期举行选举构成美国政治制度的重要一环。在美国联邦、州和地方各级选举中，有志从政者可以通过参加竞选来进入权力机关。要赢得竞选离不开筹款，筹集相当数量的经费是保障候选人顺利开展竞选活动的必备条件，因此，候选人为了筹得充足的竞选经费，往往要使出浑身解数。...

Abstract The congressional investigation into political fund raising was a response to “illegal”and “improper”activities of the Democratic National Committee in the 1996 presidential election campaign. The enquiry covered the contribution soliciting activities of the DNC, Vice President AL Gore and President Bill Clinton, and the infiltration of foreign funds into U.S. election. This move produced influences of varying degrees on the participation of Asian Americans in U.S. political affairs, on Taiwan Residents and the alleged PRC lobbying activities in America, and on fund raising reform in U S election.