FollowTheMoney.org = All candidates, committees

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FollowTheMoney.org All candidates, committees
lobbyists
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We show you the big picture
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• 2008 2.6 billion in political donations

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• Republican or Democrat everyone raises what it
  takes to win

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• 1/3 of all political donors gave 3/4 of the total

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• 75 percent of legislative races are not
  competitive

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• Incumbents raise the most
• In 2008,
• 5,829 incumbents raised
• 726,637,005 (124,658 average)
• 65 percent!

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• Challenger s are not competitive
• 3,866 challengers raised
• 160,150,111 (41,425 average)
• 13 percent

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• Open seat races are somewhat more competitive
• 2,621 open-seat candidates raised
• 270,686,613 (103,276 average)
• 22 percent

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42,388 lobbyists (2006)

• Part of the big picture

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• From Washington to Florida, Maine to California

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• 2,449 lobbyists in Illinois alone (2006)

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• represented 2,207 clients

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• Philip Morris
• contributions in 50 states / 17 years
• lobbyists in 45 states / 4 years

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• Philip Morris millions in political
  donations .

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• We show you the big picture
• we also provide the details
• details
• details
• details
• so you can see if Money Matters

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• FollowTheMoney.org accountability tools

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• Tool My District
• search address 430 W 111th St., Chicago, Illinois

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• My District See who represents me

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• Get the facts on each state senators
  contributors
• Example Illinois Sen. Emil Jones Jr., Overview

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• Find even more information
• Illinois Sen. Emil Jones Jr. Commerce Committee

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DIVE IN!Illinois Sen. Emil Jones Jr. business
donors to Commerce Committee
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• Other recipients of Altria contributions

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• Sector analysis of to Sen. Emil Jones Jr.

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• Itemized tobacco to Sen. Emil Jones Jr.

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• Timeline of tobacco to Sen. Emil Jones Jr.

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• Other analyses of to Sen. Emil Jones Jr.

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• Picture what data can
• tell us

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• PULSE
• AZ 1998 (before public financing)

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• PULSE
• AZ 2008 (with public financing)

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