Political action committees give a large majority of their contributions to

A. Republican candidates in elections where there is no incumbent.
B. challengers in elections where there is an incumbent.
C. Democratic candidates in elections where there is no incumbent.
D. incumbents of both parties.
E. None of these answers is correct.


Answer: D

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