U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., and his wife, Amy, second from right, are
cheered Thursday in South Pittsburg, Tenn.WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais isn't exactly the most prolific fundraiser in Tennessee, much less in all of Congress.
But he's apparently got a knack for squeezing money out of wealthy donors.
The South Pittsburg Republican raised just $684,000 for his re-election last year in a campaign so brutal he won the August primary by just 38 votes. But nearly a quarter of his campaign stash came from an elite group of rich benefactors, according to a new report that tracked contributions by mega donors - or, as the report labels them, "the 1 percent of the 1 percent."
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