Even as Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s campaign paid out more than $200,000 to his senior campaign staff members, President Barack Obama’s re-election effort is hoarding its cash. A check of Obama’s August filings with the Federal Election Commission found that...
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Jim Messina, center, campaign manager for the re-election of President Barack Obama in Chicago.
Obama’s Campaign Has Yet to Enter the Bonus Round
Recent ad from Restore Our Future envisions a debate between the candidates.
Restore Our Future Went on August Spending Binge
A super-political action committee supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spent $21 million last month — more than in any previous month and more than in the three previous months combined. Restore Our Future helped carry the candidate’s message and...
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen the 2012 Fiscal Summit in Washington, DC.
Crossroads Financed Group That Appealed to Keep Donors Secret
Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies has itself to thank for a big win in court today. A U.S. appeals court reinstated a Federal Election Commission rule that allows Crossroads and other nonprofit groups running “issue ads” during election season to keep...
Read more »Begala to Donors: ‘Give Until It Feels Good’
Democratic strategist Paul Begala climbed atop a table at a Charlotte restaurant tonight and addressed President Barack Obama’s super-donors this way: “I don’t want you to give until it hurts. I want you to give until it feels good.” He...
Read more »Super-PAC `Super-O-Rama’
Democratic outside groups are buttering up donors in Charlotte this week with special events including a Wednesday dinner with celebrity chef Alice Waters and a “Super-O-Rama” blow-out festival after President Barack Obama speaks Thursday night. Like their Republican counterparts in...
Read more »David Koch Explains Political Giving: ‘Right to Speak Out’
Billionaire industrialist David Koch said the money he gives to outside politically active groups like Americans for Prosperity is a way for him to “speak out.” At a rare and brief impromptu press conference today during an AFP event in...
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Delegates cheer at the Republican National Convention.
Romney’s `Investors’ Motivated, Bush’s Finance Director Says
Jack Oliver likes the vibe here in Tampa — and says it explains Mitt Romney’s fundraising prowess. The Republican presidential candidate’s fundraising team “has been incredible,” said Oliver, the national finance director for President George W. Bush’s successful 2004 re-election...
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West Virginia delegate Brian Long takes a cell phone picture of a photo of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan during the RNC.
Republican Big Wallets Will Watch Convention From Exclusive Club
Updated: 10:07 p.m. Mitt Romney’s top campaign financiers — about 1,500 of them — have their own posh perch in the Tampa Bay Times Forum from which to watch the Republican National Convention speeches this week. The two-level Channelside Club...
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Anthony Batri, from Largo, Fla., unfurls banners as preparations are made ahead of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 25, 2012.
Raising Money With Fishing Trips, Shooting Contests
When Texas Representative Mike Conaway goes fishing during the Republican National Convention this week, he’s also looking to reel in piles of cash for his leadership political action committee. AT&T Inc. is reaching out and touching lawmakers, hosting receptions for...
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Locals walk past a Pakistani policeman guarding an entrance to the compound where Osama Bin Laden was killed in an operation by U.S. Navy Seals in Abottabad, Pakistan.
Ex-Military Group Challenges Obama for Leaks, ‘Politicizing’ Bin Laden
An ex-military force with Republican ties is advancing into the presidential election campaign — with plans for ground and air assaults on President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund yesterday unveiled a Web site and a 22-minute film...
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