Just 158 families have provided nearly half of the funding so far in the 2016 presidential election. The New York Times found, “Not since before Watergate have so few people and businesses provided so much early money in a campaign, most of it through channels legalized by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision five years ago.” Of those 158 families, all but 20 are backing Republicans, and most made their fortunes in the financial or oil and gas industries.