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title: "As more money flows into campaigns, Americans worry about its influence"
description: "There's more money in the political system than at any time since the reforms of the 1970s, a trend that concerns most Americans regardless of party or ideology."
date: "2015-12-07"
authors:
  - name: "Michael Piccorossi"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2015/12/07/as-more-money-flows-into-campaigns-americans-worry-about-its-influence/"
---

# As more money flows into campaigns, Americans worry about its influence