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Billion-Dollar Democracy: The Unprecedented Role of Money in the 2012 Elections

Rise In Outside Spending Over Several Cycles (2001 to 2012)	Total Federal Spending by Type, 2012 Election Cycle	Total Federal Spending by Office & Type, (2012 Election Cycle)
Reported Outside Spending by Source (2012 Election Cycle Totals)	Share of Top-Spending Races Where Outside Spending Was Greater Than Candidate Spending	Reported Outside Secret Spending (2012 Election Totals)
Dark Money on Presidential TV Ads	Super PAC Fundraising by Source (2012 Election Cycle Totals)	SuperPAC Funding by Large Donors (2012 Election Cycle Totals)
Small Donors Matched by a Few Large Contributors	The Clout of the Very Wealthy: The Millionaires' Club	Adelson's Influence (2012 Election Cycle Totals)
Business-Friendly Super PACs	Federal Candidate Spending by Party and Branch of Government	House Candidate Fundraising
Senate Candidate Fundraising	Large Donor Dominance of Congressional Fundraising	Wealthy Individuals Have Different Priorities Than Average-Earning Americans
Mean Funds Raised and Breakdown of Fundraising, Winners versus Losers	Incumbent Reelection Rates Over Time	Mean Funds Raised and Breakdown of Fundraising, Incumbents versus Major Challengers