Question

A graph titled Funding for House Elections 2011 to 2012 shows parties on the horizontal axis and dollars (hundreds of millions) on the vertical axis. Approximately 610 of Republican funding was total raised, 200 was P A C funding, and 350 was individual funding. Approximately 490 of Democratic funding was total raised, 165 was P A C funding, and 290 was individual funding.
Look at this graph, showing funding for campaigns for election to the House of Representatives, 2011–2012.

What is the most logical conclusion that can be drawn from this graph?

Both parties are dependent on raising huge sums of money to fund their House campaigns.
PAC spending is not a significant factor when it comes to raising money for House campaigns.
The Democrats will always raise more money for House campaigns from individuals than the Republicans will.
Campaign funding laws have reduced the amount of money needed to fund House campaigns.

Answer 1

Both parties are dependent on raising huge sums of money to fund their House campaigns.

Reason: both parties raised several hundred million dollars (Republicans ≈ $610M, Democrats ≈ $490M), indicating large sums are required. The other statements are contradicted or not supported by the data.