Washington lawmakers treated Wall Street very differently from the Big 3 Automakers when each industry came seeking a bailout. Why? Money.

Many members will return to Congress next year with their campaign accounts deeply in debt, forcing them to spend more time raising cash.

The candidate that spends the most (almost) always wins: another reason to implement Clean Elections.

Once again, Congressional candidates with the most money won almost all their races on Tuesday, proving it’s time for the Fair Elections Now Act.

The chairmen and women of the most powerful committees in the U.S. House are required to fork over as much as $500,000 to their party to keep the party going.

The 2008 election will set several spending records for federal candidates including $2.4 billion in the presidential race alone, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.