Observed arrival · 2026-08-25

Have I Been Bought? — 2024 Influence Spending

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An interactive comparison of election spending, lobbying, foreign money, donors, PACs, and estimated dark money during the 2024 cycle.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-25 issue.

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The interface separates overall spending, industries, PACs and donors, lobbying, foreign money, and other categories, with expandable rows for grouped entries. It also supports comparisons, downloads, shareable links, and a 25-question quiz that records a score. The displayed headline figures include $4.4 billion in federal lobbying for 2024 and an estimated $1.9 billion in dark money. Individual rankings cover spenders of roughly $2 million or more.

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