Money in Politics

Barack Obama

Barack Obama: The $1 Billion Candidate

The president's latest fundraising haul puts him on pace to make campaign finance history.

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| Sat Oct. 6, 2012 10:26 AM PDT

Can This Super-PAC Stop Tammy Duckworth's Surge?

The Now or Never super-PAC thinks millions of dollars can save Rep. Joe Walsh's seat. Is it right—or delusional?

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| Fri Oct. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Foreign-Owned Firm Gives $1 Million to Romney Super-PAC

Foreigners aren't allowed to make campaign donations. But post-Citizens United, the rules have gotten hazy.

By Michael Beckel, Center for Public Integrity

 | Fri Oct. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

This Week in Dark Money

Sesame Street strikes back, wooing voters with cheap gas, and more from the murky world of campaign cash.

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| Fri Oct. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Sasha Issenberg on the Secret Science of Winning Elections

"The Victory Lab" author talks voter microtargeting and why voting PSAs are totally worthless.

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| Wed Oct. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
ralph reed

Ralph Reed's Group: An Obama Victory Means "He Can Complete America's Destruction"

The nonprofit run by the ex-Christian Coalition leader blankets voters with grab bag of right-wing Obama hatred.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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New Poll: Mitt's Got a Serious Swing State Problem

He trails the president by 11 points in the battleground states he needs to oust Obama.

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 5:56 AM PDT

Are Super-PACs Overhyped?

Sure, they're blowing rich donors' money. But don't write them off quite so fast.

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| Fri Sep. 28, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

This Week in Dark Money

Swing-state broadcasters drop the ball on dark-money reporting, George Soros reenters the fray, and more news from the murky world of campaign finance.

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| Fri Sep. 28, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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| Fri Sep. 28, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

LISTEN: Rove's Crossroads GPS Attacks Elizabeth Warren in New Robocalls

The new robocalls put another crack into Brown's and Warren's truce against outside spending.

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| Thu Sep. 27, 2012 11:10 AM PDT
Mitt Romney

Romney Gives a Shout-Out to Supporters Linked to Fraud Scheme

Top Romney backers Remedios and Fausto Diaz-Oliver each served three years' probation after a federal investigation into their import business.

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| Thu Sep. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Female Mega-Donors Emerging This Election Year

Women Vote! drew more top-dollar donors in August.

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 1:27 PM PDT

See the New Full-Page "Seriously Ugly and False Anti-Obama Ad"

Coming to a newspaper near you, if you're in a battleground state.

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 12:06 PM PDT
Ralph Reed

Ralph Reed's Group Compares Obama Policies to Nazi Germany

In a "voter registration" mailer, the outfit founded by the ex-Christian Coalition leader also refers to Obama's "Communist beliefs."

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

New Obama Ad in Ohio Rips Romney on "47 Percent" Claim

The president's campaign also takes aim at Romney's most recent tax returns.

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| Mon Sep. 24, 2012 6:05 AM PDT

This Week in Dark Money

A pro-Obama super-PAC uses our secret Romney video, the IRS digs into shady nonprofits, and more from the murky world of campaign cash.

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| Fri Sep. 21, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Feast of Fools

How American democracy became the property of a commercial oligarchy.

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| Thu Sep. 20, 2012 4:12 PM PDT
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7 Highlights You Missed From the Romney Video

The GOP candidate mocked immigration, made a false claim about the Fed, predicted an economic rebound "without actually doing anything," and more.

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| Thu Sep. 20, 2012 12:23 PM PDT

In States With GOP-Dominated Courts, Is Judicial Election Spending Pointless?

When business interests have already captured high courts, neither side sees a need to spend.

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| Thu Sep. 20, 2012 3:01 AM PDT