Over the last few decades, the percentage of uncontested general election (November) legislative and Congressional races has risen. This is understandable, as today's media reminds us often that our country is more polarized than ever before. The majority party has political advantages such as redistricting, big-money raising and lobbyist support because they have the most incumbents running-- the incumbents attract the most financial support because they have the best chance of winning. By having public financing of races, however, more ideas (candidates) have a chance of debating their platform during election season, thereby giving the potential voters more choices.

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