Lobbyists are all in favor of the incumbents in Congress -- regardless what party they belong to. The Center for Public Integrity looked at lobbyist contributions to political campaigns.
They found federally registered lobbyists gave $2.9 million to people running for the US Senate. Only $157,000 -- about 5.4% -- went to challengers.
Senators running for reelection got an average of $95,000 from lobbyists. The average amount to challengers lucky enough to get lobbyist money: $26,000. (WashPost)
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