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by gnodar 2457 days ago
> Most research (plus the 2016 results) confirms that money has little effect on victory

Maybe money in the form of "contributions", okay. But having money is still the largest predictor for policy direction.

"The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while mass-based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence"[0]

[0] https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...