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RNC Victory Fund Donors Stay Cloaked
The public will have to wait until two weeks before Election Day to learn the identities of the large donors who are ponying up as much as $70,000 to support McCain's presidential bid.
Posted on August 20, 2008 at 06:48 PM ET | CommentsComments (20)
DNC Pushes FEC on McCain Loans
Updated 1:29 p.m. By Matthew Mosk The Democratic National Committee is preparing a vigorous legal...
Posted on August 20, 2008 at 10:14 AM ET | CommentsComments (31)
ActBlue Collects $42 Million for Democrats
Republicans have tinkered with a counterpart to ActBlue, but have yet to find much success.
Posted on August 19, 2008 at 12:30 PM ET | CommentsComments (6)
Obama Raised $51 Million in July
Almost doubles McCain's haul for the month
Posted on August 16, 2008 at 11:58 AM ET | CommentsComments (252)
McCain's July Haul: $27 Million
McCain finished July with about $21 million in the bank, after raising $27 million.
Posted on August 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM ET | CommentsComments (45)
FEC Staff Says McCain Bank Loans Legal
Staff attorneys for the Federal Election Commission have recommended that the commissioners accept Sen. John McCain's position that he was legally entitled to withdraw from public matching funds during the primary.
Posted on August 14, 2008 at 05:07 PM ET | CommentsComments (19)
Obama Tops in Donations from Troops
Report says that Obama received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas as McCain.
Posted on August 14, 2008 at 02:54 PM ET | CommentsComments (185)
Labor Groups File Complaint Against Wal-Mart
The groups allege that Wal-Mart engaged in unlawful federal election activity by using mandatory meetings to discuss political issues and candidates.
Posted on August 14, 2008 at 12:30 PM ET | CommentsComments (17)
McCain's Reed Fundraiser Takes Him Full Circle
John McCain to hold a fundraiser with Ralph Reed, whose career his investigations helped undo.
Posted on August 12, 2008 at 03:58 PM ET | CommentsComments (43)
Bush Bundlers Raise Nearly $26 Million for McCain
Campaign Money Watch reports that 124 fundraisers have raised money for both Bush and McCain.
Posted on July 22, 2008 at 12:15 PM ET | CommentsComments (26)
Hillary Donors Gave Obama $1.8 Million in June
More than 2,200 Clinton donors became first-time Obama donors in June.
Posted on July 21, 2008 at 06:50 PM ET | CommentsComments (585)
Once a Swift Boat Ad Funder, Now Giving Millions to Energy Ads
Pickens says he will devote $58 million to the ad campaign.
Posted on July 21, 2008 at 12:48 PM ET | CommentsComments (22)
McCain's Burn Rate Shoots Up
Republican Sen. John McCain spent more money in June than he took in.
Posted on July 19, 2008 at 10:47 AM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Obama Raised $52 Million in June
The number is the second-highest monthly total ever for a presidential campaign.
Posted on July 17, 2008 at 08:33 AM ET | CommentsComments (240)
Clinton Offers Donors Option to Redirect Their Funds
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is giving donors to her general election fund an option: either take the money back, or contribute it to her 2012 Senate re-election coffer.
Posted on July 15, 2008 at 06:17 PM ET | CommentsComments (57)
McCain Lists Top Bundlers
The list includes 63 people who have raised in excess of $500,000 for the campaign.
Posted on July 15, 2008 at 04:54 PM ET | CommentsComments (17)
Obama <3 Wilco
Updated 11:20 a.m. By Perry Bacon Jr. and Paul Kane CHICAGO -- Fans of the...
Posted on July 12, 2008 at 10:44 AM ET | CommentsComments (0)
McCain Plans to Spend $200 Million Before GOP Convention
Campaign also announces it raised just over $22 million during the month of June.
Posted on July 10, 2008 at 02:36 PM ET | CommentsComments (24)
For FEC, It's Back to Full Strength
After a seven-month hiatus, the FEC resumes functioning with the full six commissioners.
Posted on July 10, 2008 at 11:39 AM ET | CommentsComments (6)
Clinton and Obama Reach Out to Women Donors
Donors had to provide at least $250 to attend the NY event, but could raise up to $23,000.
Posted on July 10, 2008 at 11:25 AM ET | CommentsComments (23)
In N.Y., Obama Belatedly Makes the Ask for Clinton
By Perry Bacon Jr. NEW YORK -- Stevie Wonder's song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered " was...
Posted on July 10, 2008 at 09:34 AM ET | CommentsComments (22)
Obama and Clinton, Together Again
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will make three joint fundraising appearances next week.
Posted on July 5, 2008 at 12:42 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Indian Americans Take Note of Obama, Thanks to Hanuman
A surprise revelation during an off-the-cuff exchange in Albuquerque, N.M., has turned Barack Obama into the talk of the Indian news media.
Posted on June 27, 2008 at 07:12 PM ET | CommentsComments (40)
Obama Aide Warns Against "Shadowy Outside Groups" in Fundraising Pitch
In the Obama campaign's latest online fundraising innovation, campaign manager David Plouffe today e-mailed the Obama throng a video pitch.
Posted on June 27, 2008 at 05:53 PM ET | CommentsComments (98)
McCain Says He Expects to Be Outspent
"We are probably going to be outraised in this campaign," McCain told supporters in Minneapolis, Minn. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on June 20, 2008 at 10:28 AM ET | CommentsComments (71)
McCain Sharpens Attack on Obama Over Public Financing
"This is a big, big deal," the Arizona senator said. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on June 19, 2008 at 03:26 PM ET | CommentsComments (146)
McCain Raises Money the Hard Way
By the count of some reporters who trail him daily, McCain has attended more than 90 fundraisers since March 5. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on June 19, 2008 at 11:30 AM ET | CommentsComments (52)
Obama Opts Out of Public Financing
Barack Obama says it's time for his supporters to "declare your independence from a broken system." --Shailagh Murray
Posted on June 19, 2008 at 09:07 AM ET | CommentsComments (575)
Obama Fundraiser Set for Kennedy Homestead Tonight
Barack Obama is heading to Hickory Hill -- the famed Kennedy homestead in McLean, Va. -- for a party that costs $28,500 per person to attend tonight. --Anne E. Kornblut
Posted on June 18, 2008 at 03:19 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Obama Campaign Plans Fundraisers in China
The events are scheduled to raise money from American citizens in Shanghai and Bejing. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on June 10, 2008 at 03:14 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
McCain Quietly Spending on TV in Swing States
John McCain has begun trying to woo Hillary Clinton supporters in key swing states. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on June 2, 2008 at 01:53 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Bush Plans Fundraisers for McCain
President Bush is finally hitting the campaign trail for presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain. --Michael Abramowitz
Posted on May 23, 2008 at 03:03 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
FEC Nominations Start to Move in the Senate
The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration this morning approved the nomination of three new members to the Federal Election Commission.
Posted on May 22, 2008 at 02:27 PM ET | CommentsComments (4)
Obama Raises $31 Million in April, Clinton Reports $22 Million
Obama and Clinton continued to raise vast sums. --Garance Franke-Ruta and Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on May 20, 2008 at 08:51 PM ET | CommentsComments (38)
Obama: 'Be Nice to Clinton Supporters.'
Confident of winning the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama tells supporters to be generous with those who supported his opponent. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on May 18, 2008 at 01:00 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Controversial FEC Nominee Withdraws
Controversial Federal Election Commission nominee Hans von Spakovsky has withdrawn his name from consideration for the post. --Ben Pershing
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 06:46 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Hillraisers Still 'In It to Win'
Clinton supporters say they are not delusional. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on May 14, 2008 at 07:41 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Judge Rebuffs DNC Lawsuit Against McCain
Judge John Bates said the DNC failed to wait 120 days for the Federal Election Commission to contend with the complaint, as the law requires. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on May 14, 2008 at 06:07 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
With the FEC Inactive, the Complaints Fly
If the Federal Election Commission weren't paralyzed, its members would be pretty busy today, thanks to a slew of complaints surrounding presidential campaign ads and financing activities. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 05:26 PM ET | CommentsComments (10)
A Hillary Fundraiser Jumps Ship
A major Hillary Clinton fundraiser has joined Barack Obama's finance committee. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 02:28 PM ET | CommentsComments (335)
Campaign Finance Reform Group Targets McCain
Tonight, as McCain is joined at the Willard Hotel by a crowd of Washington lobbyists who will be donating to his presidential campaign, the Public Campaign Action Fund will protest the senator who was once an ally. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on April 8, 2008 at 11:37 AM ET | CommentsComments (0)
A Flush Obama Campaign Pulls Out All the Stops
Sen. Barack Obama's copious cash flow means he can compete as aggressively in the final Democratic contests as he did in the early days of the primary campaign. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on April 3, 2008 at 07:26 PM ET | CommentsComments (32)
Obama Nets $40 Million in March
The March numbers mean that Sen. Barack Obama has raised nearly $130 million so far this year and $240 million over the duration of his presidential campaign. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on April 3, 2008 at 10:46 AM ET | CommentsComments (32)
ActBlue Reports Raising $21 Million
By Matthew Mosk There have been plenty of signs of the huge advantage Democrats appear...
Posted on March 14, 2008 at 07:35 PM ET | CommentsComments (12)
McCain's Lobbyist Problem Presents Fundraising Tool
By Mary Ann Akers Borrowing a page from Hillary Rodham Clinton's playbook, Sen. John McCain...
Posted on February 21, 2008 at 03:52 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
FEC Poses Fresh Problem for McCain
Just when things seemingly couldn't get worse for John McCain, now comes a letter from the Federal Election Commission alerting him to the possibility that he may not be able to withdraw from the presidential public financing system. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on February 21, 2008 at 12:12 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Pro-Clinton 527 Releases First TV Ad
By Matthew Mosk A new independent group has started raising substantial amounts of money to...
Posted on February 20, 2008 at 02:31 PM ET | CommentsComments (67)
A New Online Fundraising Record on the Horizon
At the rate that Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton are raising money on the Internet, February is poised to set a new record in online fundraising. --Jose Antonio Vargas
Posted on February 11, 2008 at 10:27 AM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Clinton Loaned her Campaign $5M
Sen. Hillary Clinton will announce today that she has loaned her campaign $5 million, a financial turn of events few could have predicted from the candidate who has for months been the Democratic primary money leader. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on February 6, 2008 at 04:16 PM ET | CommentsComments (200)
Track the '08 Money Chase
New on postpolitics.com: Fourth-quarter fundraising data for nearly ever presidential campaign is now available. See...
Posted on February 1, 2008 at 12:19 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Independent Groups Dole Out Lumps of Coal
Thus far the ads have been aimed at promoting candidates, not tearing them down. That's about to change. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on December 24, 2007 at 12:30 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Who Are the Money Men?
Two separate reports published today offer insights into the variety of people who have written checks to presidential candidates this past year. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on December 20, 2007 at 02:22 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
FEC Matching Funds on the Way
The Federal Election Commission will make more than $19 million available in January to presidential candidates. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on December 20, 2007 at 01:57 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
At Least a $20 Million Third Quarter for Obama
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama raised at least $20 million during the past three months.
Posted on October 1, 2007 at 02:14 PM ET | CommentsComments (16)
Race to the Bottom Line
As another fundraising quarter closes, a race to temper expectations.
Posted on September 25, 2007 at 06:09 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Raking in Cash from Record Numbers
As a fundraising quarter draws to a close, the Obama campaign boasts of thousands of new donors.
Posted on September 24, 2007 at 05:38 PM ET | CommentsComments (10)
Clinton Says 'Let's Do Lunch'
Hillary Clinton will invite one lucky supporter to lunch at her D.C. house, and Bill Clinton promises to stop by too.
Posted on September 7, 2007 at 11:00 AM ET | CommentsComments (9)
Bundle of Trouble for Edwards Donor
Geoffrey Fieger, former defense for Jack Kevorkian, was indicted recently for channeling $127,000 in illegal contributions into John Edwards's 2004 presidential campaign.
Posted on August 27, 2007 at 04:15 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Going Red to Blue, By Way of Green
Some states in the Bush column in '04 have raised more money for Democrats this time around.
Posted on August 23, 2007 at 01:25 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
GOP Searching For Internet Dollars
Democrats are miles (and millions) ahead in terms of online fundraising, but Republican strategists are launching a new effort to try and catch up.
Posted on August 14, 2007 at 10:54 AM ET | CommentsComments (1)
Romney's Riches Finally Go Public
Romney has as much as $250 million, but where has it been invested? Campaign is finally poised to say.
Posted on August 13, 2007 at 10:50 AM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Colleges a Cash Cow for Dems
The Ivory Tower turns green for Democratic candidates.
Posted on August 10, 2007 at 01:45 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Fundraising With The Rich and Famous
Clinton's summer push includes events in the Hamptons, Nantucket and the Vineyard. Obama with Oprah and the Oracle of Omaha.
Posted on August 1, 2007 at 11:55 AM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Tennesseans Boost Thompson's Bid
Texans are also heavy contributors to unannounced candidate.
Posted on July 31, 2007 at 02:49 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
The Hollywood Loophole
Musicians and actors can work for candidates without running afoul of the law under new FEC ruling.
Posted on July 30, 2007 at 02:41 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Obama Touts Reform In Iowa
Sen. Barack Obama today emphasized his promise to bring ethics reform to Washington.
Posted on July 30, 2007 at 12:05 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Bundlers By Another Name
New site IDs Clinton's Hillraisers, Giuliani's Team Captain's and Romney's Statesmen.
Posted on July 27, 2007 at 09:25 AM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Big Labor, Big Money
Jimmy Hoffa roll over: there's a new labor powerhouse when it comes to political money.
Posted on July 25, 2007 at 02:40 PM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Two Sides of The Clinton Coin
When it comes to fundraising, it seems neither party can get enough of the Clintons....
Posted on July 25, 2007 at 06:34 AM ET | CommentsComments (0)
Wall Street's Bullish On Democrats
"Follow the money," specifically the amount of it pouring into presidential candidates' coffers from Wall...
Posted on July 24, 2007 at 10:14 AM ET | CommentsComments (5)
