The NRCC faced criticism over sites that appeared to be those for Democratic candidates
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Campaign Websites in 2014 Aren’t Always What They Seem
A new fundraising tactic walks a thin line between clever campaigning and fraud
For-Profit GOP Opposition Research Group Reports Major Haul
It’s a boomtime for a new outside group built to bash Democratic candidates and Hillary Clinton
Companies Pump Millions into Political Nonprofits
But the $185 million number is probably a big understatement
The Real Reason Hillary Rented Her Email List: To Get It Back
The pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC Ready for Hillary turned heads Sunday when it rented the use of the former Secretary of State’s old presidential campaign email list, sparking a new round of speculation that Clinton is moving …
The Return of Karl Rove
When Karl Rove left the Bush White House in 2007, he was a battered figure. The President whose two elections he had engineered had become unloved by all but die-hard Republicans. Democrats had won back control of the Congress, …
The 2012 Money Race: Romney Relies on Big Donors, While Obama Taps the Grassroots
Mitt Romney is struggling to get everyday people to give small amounts to his campaign. For Barack Obama, the problem is attracting big bucks from wealthy donors.
Will the Supreme Court Consider a Campaign-Finance Mulligan?
The Affordable Care Act isn’t the only consequential law whose fate the U.S. Supreme Court holds in its hands. Before the end of the month, the court is also expected to decide whether to hear a Montana campaign-finance case that …
What’s Ailing Democratic Super PACs?
The New York Times takes a good look today at Democratic super PACs and their continuing fundraising troubles, tracking down various donors and cash-wranglers to find out where the problems lie. The answers are pretty interesting: There’s run-of-the-mill policy disagreement and radio silence from George “Not Much Difference Between …
Campaign 2012, Where Old Media Is New Again
We live in the age of the iPhone, yet the 2012 presidential campaign has so far been run on Betamax. In the Republican primary, new media and mobile technologies are next to incidental, subsumed by a nostalgic embrace of a technology that was cutting edge in the 1960s: television.
Obama Flip-Flops on Super PACs. Now He Is Consistent.
Reversals in politics are typically cast as character blights. So for politicians preparing major flip-flops, the best defense is often a character-defining offense.
Among Top Obama Fundraisers, Influence Seekers Abound
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Barack Obama set a record last week when his campaign announced a second-quarter fund-raising haul of $86 million, but his aides focused on another milestone: “We didn’t accept one single dollar from …
A Proposed Plea Deal for John Edwards
According to reports out Wednesday, the Justice Department may be close to bringing criminal charges against John Edwards regarding campaign funds they allege he used to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter, and to hide both …