Thursday, November 04, 2010

Biggest Election Night Losers: Self-funded Candidates - OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets

Biggest Election Night Losers: Self-funded Candidates - OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets: "Of the 58 federal-level candidates who contributed at least a half-million dollars to their own campaigns, fewer than one in five won the seat they had sought"

"Historically, self-financed candidates have had limited success at the federal level. Most of the candidates who've spent the most during the past two decades have lost"