In American politics, what is bundling?

fredsixties

Bundling is a political science concept involving selection of candidates for public office, and is often studied in public choice theory. Occurring principally in republics, the electorate, rather than directly voting on each individual piece of proposed legislation, must choose a number of candidates (or parties) for the legislature. In so doing, they accept or reject each individual candidate or party and their "bundle" of positions on various issues. As there may be no candidate who perfectly reflects the views an individual voter on all the issues of importance to him/her, each voter must prioritize what issues are most important and choose a candidate accordingly. Another form of bundling occurs in races where the candidate has a running mate who is elected on the same ticket, as in U.S. presidential elections. http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/Bundling_(political_economy) Oct 16 11, 6:10 AM

cubswin2323

I think he means fund-raising. Bundlers are fund-raisers who bundle donations together to give campaign money to candidates. from wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United_States#Bundling Another consequence of the limitation upon personal contributions from any one individual ($2400 for each election, with a total of $4800 for a primary and general election as of 2009[citation needed]) is that campaigns seek out "bundlers," people who can gather contributions from many individuals in an organization or community, and present the sum to the campaign. Campaigns often recognize these bundlers with honorary titles and, in some cases, exclusive events featuring the candidate. Oct 17 11, 10:10 AM