The Nashua Telegraph editorialized recently that now is the time to implement Clean Elections at the federal level. The New Hampshire paper noted that the Congressional candidate in November’s election who spent the most money won more than 90 percent of the time, a statistic compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.  “Based on an examination of all congressional races decided by midday Nov. 5, the candidates who spent the most money won 93 percent of the contests for the House and 94 percent of the races for the Senate."In raw numbers, that means the big spenders triumphed 397 of 426 times in the House and 30 of 32 times in the Senate based on candidate spending through Oct. 15. "And in case you're thinking that may be an aberration this year, think again. In 2006, candidates who spent the most money won 94 percent of the time in the House and 73 percent of the time in the Senate; two years earlier, the figures were 98 percent and 88 percent, respectively.”  The Telegraph concluded it’s time to look “at creating a fair and equitable public financing system.”  Check out the Fair Elections Now Act, a bipartisan bill that would bring the Clean Elections concept to federal elections. It is cosponsored in the U.S. House by Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) and Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) and in the Senate by Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.).  And please consider donating to Public Campaign as we work to implement Clean Elections programs at the state and federal level. We need your support to keep building on our 2008 success.  Have a great Thanksgiving!