Democrats are having some fun at the expense of Karl Rove this week. First it was Ohio’s Sen. Sherrod Brown, re-elected this week, taking stock of how little impact the super-PAC engineered by the former Republican White House political strategist...
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Senator Charles Schumer, vice chair of the Democratic Conference and chair of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Center, speaks at the Monitor Breakfast, on Nov. 8, 2012.
Whack-a-Karl Rove: The Piling-On
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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
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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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on Oct. 19, 2012.
Obama-Backing Super-PAC Outraises Romney-Backers with $15.2 Million
Updated at 5 pm EDT A super-political action committee backing President Barack Obama slightly outraised a super-PAC supporting Republican challenger Mitt Romney last month. Priorities USA Action, run by former Obama aides, will report $15.2 million in September contributions when...
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Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., during the opening of the Sands Cotai Central resort in Macau.
Adelson Playing $1 Million in Florida
Updated July 10 Billionaire casino executive Sheldon Adelson, who has donated tens of millions of dollars to promote Republican presidential candidates and oppose President Barack Obama, is also using his wealth to elect Republicans in Florida. Adelson donated $1 million...
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President Barack Obama speaks at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 6, 2012.
$10 M Checks, Obama Complains — Yet Look Who’s Gone Negative
President Barack Obama is running campaign ads portraying his rival, Republican Mitt Romney, as the outsourcer-in-chief. “I know that sometimes modern campaigns aren’t pretty to watch, because basically so much of it involves millions of dollars on television,” Obama told...
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Mitt Romney supporters in St. Louis.
Magic Number of the Day: $13 million
That’s how much money Dallas businessman Harold Simmons has donated in this election cycle to American Crossroads, a Republican super-PAC with a stated purpose of defeating President Obama. Simmons has donated $11 million from his own pockets, and his holding...
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