While Sheldon Adelson and Harold Simmons pump millions of dollars into super-political action committees trying to defeat President Barack Obama, a super-PAC based in the swing state of Ohio has relied on the same fundraising techniques as the president —...
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Joshua Keirsey, a member of the United Steelworkers union, canvasses for President Barack Obama's reelection campaign in a residential neighborhood in Steubenville, Ohio.
Small Donors Fuel Anti-Obama PAC
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Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama following a presidential debate at the University of Denver in Colorado.
Obama v Romney: $1 Billion Parity
$975.9 million. That’s how much money that President Barack Obama, the Democratic National Committee and the allied super-political action committee Priorities USA Action together have raised since the beginning of 2011 through Oct. 17. It’s the same sum raised by...
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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney attends a campaign rally at Ida Lee Park on Oct. 16, 2012 in Leesburg, VA.
Wisconsin, Virginia: Most RNC $
The Republican National Committee sent more than $14 million this month to its affiliates in 28 states led by Wisconsin and Virginia, both key states in the Nov. 6 presidential and U.S. Senate elections. The RNC sent more than $3.3...
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney with former President George Herbert Walker Bush in this file photo.
Cheney, Bush 41 Headline Romney Fundraisers in Texas
Former President George H.W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney will headline fundraising events in Texas for Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the coming days. Cheney, who hosted a Romney fundraiser in July at his home in the mountain...
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Mitt Romney supporters at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Oct. 23, 2012 in Morrison, Colorado.
Romney’s $111.8 Million Fortnight
As potential evidence of a post-debate surge, Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign said today it raised $111.8 million during the first half of October. The total includes dollars donated to Romney’s campaign as well as related committees associated with the Republican National...
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Senator Charles Schumer during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte.
Schumer: $1 Million for Senate Dems
Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, a leading Democratic campaign strategist and fundraiser, donated $1 million in campaign funds last month to his party’s effort to defend its Senate majority in the Nov. 6 election. Schumer transferred the money Sept....
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Producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, left, and director Steven Spielberg arrive at the America's Democratic Legacy Award Gala in this file photo.
Spielberg, Katzenberg Produce Blockbuster Contributions to Pro-Obama PAC
Movie director Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc., were among the million-dollar donors last month to Priorities USA Action, the super-PAC founded by former aides to President Barack Obama. Katzenberg gave $2 million to the...
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Gary Sinise, left, Mykelti Williamson, and Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump."
Forrest Gump for Obama, Lt. Dan, Bubba Backing Romney
Forrest Gump backs President Obama. Lieutenant Dan and Bubba are for Mitt Romney. The actors portraying those characters from the 1994 movie, that is. Gary Sinise, who played the role of Gump’s Army commanding officer, donated $5,000 to Romney’s campaign...
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Houston homebuilder Bob Perry
Perry’s $2 Million Top Donation to Republican Governors Group
The Republican Governors Association raised $14.8 million in this year’s third quarter, including $2 million from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, it said in a filing to the Internal Revenue Service. Perry’s donation was the largest to the RGA during the...
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Mitt Romney attends a rally at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, on October, 12, 2012.
From Boise, C.O.D.: Republican Money Channeled to Battlegrounds
The Idaho Republican Party received $8 million from the joint fundraising committee supporting presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee. The cash didn’t stay in Boise very long. Two of the three state parties that split $24 million...
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