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- Wealthy special interests currently provide more than 80% of all political contributions.
- In each of the last four election cycles, more than 98% of incumbents who ran for reelection were successful, and one in six incumbents ran unopposed.
- Federal campaigns spend an estimated 20% to 30% of the money they raise on fundraising.
- Over the last three election cycles, incumbents raised 500% more than their challengers.
- The considerable tax breaks, subsidies, and relaxation of regulations given to large donors and contributing industries cost taxpayers at least $100 billion each year, far exceeding the approximately $1.8 billion that it would cost for voluntary public funding.
- Raising the money to finance a successful campaign frequently consumes more than 30% of a congressional candidate's time, while some presidential candidates report spending half of their time raising campaign funds. Some US Senators spend as much as 50% of their working hours in pursuit of funds.
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