Last Updated on October 27, 2020
10 Things Americans Do that Shock the Rest of the World
#9 – We Have the Most Expensive and Longest Elections in the World
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© Her CampusBy the way, Trump has already started campaigning for the 2020 election! The competition over the White House is intense and that’s pretty insane, even for Americans!
Elections in the US take years in length and cost more than the GDP of certain nations. Compared to other countries, the American elections are totally obscene.
In 2010, the cost of the British elections was about $49 million, while in the US 2012 elections, the total cost was a whopping $5.8 billion!
Meanwhile, in sweet Canada, the longest campaign in history lasted no more than 11 weeks and that was during the 20s!
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