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Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, a democratic presidential candidate, prepares to speak during the U.S Conference of Mayors 88th Winter Meeting at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Election 2020 sees record $11 billion in campaign spending — mostly from a handful of the super-rich

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When presidential campaigns end, what happens to the leftover money?

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Campaign spending isn’t the problem — where the money comes from is

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