Pumps' Perplexities

Well it is Political Season........During these political days
people give money to candidates in order to gain something
or another......I never figured out what exactly.....

Every so often the news reports a candidate taking money
from someone they should not have......What do with this
"bad" money?.....It seams that they rarely give it
back but rather they, in turn, donate it to some
charity.........

Don't they get a "tax deduction" for this contribution?
It seems that "they", the candidate, is not losing a "dime"
and still taking full advantage of the "Political Donation".....
Pumps