The text discusses the use of graph databases, specifically Neo4j, to analyze campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The authors imported FEC data into Neo4j and created a workshop where participants were challenged to write Cypher queries to answer various questions about the data. The queries covered topics such as finding presidential candidates for specific years, identifying mythical candidates, and determining funding paths between candidates. Participants who submitted correct answers had the chance to win a free pass to GraphConnect, a conference focused on graph databases, which was held in San Francisco this November. The workshop aimed to help people "follow the data" to understand the forces influencing decisions in politics.