Monday, January 3, 2011

The News & Observer ran a short piece today about the fundraising advantage of Congressional incumbents from the Triangle in the 2010 election. You can see more details about the fundraising of Congressional candidates around the nation by using a handy map prepared by the Center for Responsive Politics. Just put your cursor over the district on the map, click and up pops campaign finance details and a narrative about the contest; click on the candidate’s name and more details appear about the sources of the money, in most cases through late November. Many members of Congress are stockpiling their money to intimidate future opponents or to dole out to colleagues for building allegiances that can help their political careers. Despite record spending in 2010, the Washington Post says almost $400 million is left over in Congressional campaign accounts. Find out who has the most squirreled away.