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The Money Election

Lawrence Lessig looks at where campaign cash comes from: A tiny number of Americans --.26 percent -- give more than $200 to a congressional campaign..05 percent give the maximum amount to any congressional candidate..01 percent give more...
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The tiny fraction of Americans who will decide the 2012 election

Business & Finance : Ezra Klein (10 months ago)

First, from Larry Lessig, on the minuscule fraction of the American public that congressional candidates rely on to fund their campaigns: A tiny number of Americans — .26 percent — give more than $200 to a congressional campaign..05... Read Post

Why Isn't OWS Focused More On K St?

Politics : The Daily Dish By Andrew Sullivan (2 years ago)

Lawrence Lessig says that's where the real money problems lie: Forget the 99 percent. We are the 99.95 percent of people who have never maxed out in a Congressional election campaign by giving the maximum amount. It is.05 percent... Read Post

Who Funds Our Elections?

Politics / US Politics : Taegan Goddard's Political Wire (10 months ago)

Lawrence Lessig: "A tiny number of Americans --.26 percent -- give more than $200 to a congressional campaign..05 percent give the maximum amount to any congressional candidate..01 percent give more than $10,000 in any election cycl... Read Post


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