Board #9 - Perceptions of Money in Politics: Analyzing the Connection Between Knowledge of Congressional Campaign Funding and Political Trust in the United States

• In Event: 73-311 - Poster Session: Elections: Money and Rules

Brief Overview

Perceptions of money in politics may be indicative of the degree of trust one puts in a candidate running for Congress. I seek to explore how estimates of the amount of money that goes into congressional campaigns impact political trust.

Author

• Trina Schmadeke, University of Northern Iowa