Every candidate will tell you he or she wants to make a campaign about "the issues" but as a new report released by US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) demonstrates beyond question, when it comes to primary campaigns, it's all about one thing: money. If you have more of it, you win.  Among the key finding of the report (download it here in pdf format): among major party candidates, the biggest fundraiser won 92% of the time; 82% of the money raised from individual contributions to candidates in the primary is in amounts of $200 or more, which comes from one-quarter of one percent of the voting age population; incumbents have an enormous fundraising advantage which contributes to 76% of congressional primary races going uncontested. The evidence leaves little room for dispute: money drives our democracy -- right into the hands of whoever has access to the most of it. Adam Lioz, democracy advocate with US PIRG, summed up the cumulative effect: “This report confirms what every prospective candidate knows—the first questions to ask are about money. Am I rich? Do I know rich people who will give me money? If not, my chances of reaching Congress are slim and maybe I’d better pursue another line of work.”  Just don't seem right.