[napscoordinator]

the graphic is telling but the money is not overwhelming. I would have expected more to be honest with you.

[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

If you dig through the site, the numbers get a lot bigger. The generic "Lobbyists" only represent one of about 15 different groups of special interests. Here's the graphic for "Education":

Education

Barack Obama (D)	$2,187,296
Hillary Clinton (D)	$1,677,551
Mitt Romney (R)	$570,570
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)	$456,340
John Edwards (D)	$411,878
Bill Richardson (D)	$335,858
John McCain (R)	$235,368
Christopher J. Dodd (D)	$151,662
Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D)	$108,329
Ron Paul (R)	$83,158
Fred Thompson (R)	$61,208
Dennis J. Kucinich (D)	$42,005
Sam Brownback (R)	$35,762
Mike Huckabee (R)	$24,997
Tom Tancredo (R)	$13,110
Duncan Hunter (R)	$10,039
Mike Gravel (D)	$900