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- Money follows Power
- Incumbents nearly always win
- Most races for Congress are not even competitive
- Small donors make good press, but big donors get you reelected
- Interests behind the $$ are predictable
- Donors seek a long term relationship
- The Fund-raising never stops
- Enforcement of campaign laws is weak
- All hell broke loose in the 2010 Elections
- They don't have to be crooks, just human
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