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.

These facts clearly illustrate the disparity of who gets elected, and who's buying access to our elected officials. We, the individual voters, are increasingly left out of the process altogether. Send these facts to your friends and ask them to join you in taking back control of our elections by clicking here:

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