Campaign funds are collected through three main sources:
- PACs (about 20% of the money in the Senate and 40% in the House);
- large individual contributions (more than half the money in the Senate, and just under half in the House);
- and small contributions, typically about 10% of the average House campaign and around 15% in the Senate.
“…members of Congress – whatever their party –
share a special affinity for millionaires.Without them their coffers would be considerably less.”
via the Sunlight Foundation, a non-profit that helps us learn what Congress is doing.
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