In a general election, the parties knew it was coming, so they have a chance to set up their campaign machine, the people who volunteer their services such as fundraising, an indispensable adjunct to the democratic process which includes exercising the right to vote and the election campaign that precedes voting day.
Lors d'une élection générale, on comprend que les partis aient vu venir le coup, aient eu à mettre en place leur machine électorale, c'est-à-dire les gens qui, bénévolement, vont assister au processus, dont le processus de financement qui est nécessaire à l'acte démocratique qu'est le droit de vote et la course électorale qui le précède.