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title: Who paid for the US elections
date: "2001-03-16T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1848
description: I explore the Mother Jones 400 report detailing major campaign donors and their expectations. The data reveals a powerful correlation between fundraising and political success, as higher-funded candidates won all but 29 of 469 seats.
keywords: [campaign finance, mother jones, us elections, political donors, fundraising, election data]
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Details on who paid how much for the US Presidential elections, and what they expect in return, on [Mother Jones 400](http://www.motherjones.com/web_exclusives/special_reports/mojo_400/). Incidentally, candidates who raised more money than their opponents captured all but 29 of the 469 seats.