He Who Has the Gold, Rules

Once again the bigger the bucks backing a candidate, the more likely that candidate was to win:

A Washington watchdog group says 93 percent of House races and 94 percent of Senate contests were won this year by the candidate who spent the most money.

That means that just 29 House candidates and two for the Senate won by spending less. The figures from the Center for Responsive Politics do not factor in races that are still undecided.

That House number is pretty consistent with figures from 2006 — 94 percent — and 2004 — 98 percent. But in the Senate, just 73 percent of races went to the highest spender two years ago and 88 percent in 2004.

The Center says the average cost of winning a House race this year was nearly $1.1 million, and almost $6.5 million for a Senate seat.

And let's not forget that 100% of the presidential races were won by the candidate who spent the most money.