The candidate that has raised the most money wins 93% of the time in the House of Representatives and it’s 94% for Senate races. As a result, the costs for running a campaign have exploded over recent history. The average cost of a winning congressional campaign was $56,000 in 1974. That figure rose to $1.1 million by 2008. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) once described the amount of time politicians spend fundraising as “nothing short of amazing” which is understandable as on average, thousands of dollars need to be raised every day. “I was a pretty bad fundraiser. (I spent) maybe two to three hours (per day fundraising) and that was on the low side (compared to other Congressmen),” said former Rep Joe Walsh
The candidate that has raised the most money wins 93% of the time in the House of Representatives and it’s 94% for Senate races. As a result, the costs for running a campaign have exploded over recent history. The average cost of a winning congressional campaign was $56,000 in 1974. That figure rose to $1.1 million by 2008. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) once described the amount of time politicians spend fundraising as “nothing short of amazing” which is understandable as on average, thousands of dollars need to be raised every day. “I was a pretty bad fundraiser. (I spent) maybe two to three hours (per day fundraising) and that was on the low side (compared to other Congressmen),” said former Rep Joe Walsh