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  • June 2008

    • Short On Cash, Democrats Trim Convention

      Associated Press  |  Jun 17, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Short On Cash, Democrats Trim Convention

      (Newser) - Democrats are scaling back their national convention plans in the face of fundraising shortfalls, the AP reports. The Denver host committee has just $29 million of the $40.6 million it promised to deliver by yesterday. The committee says it’s confident it’ll get the money before the convention begins Aug. 25, but organizers are shaving $3 million off events and vendor obligations. More »

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      Democratic National Convention  • campaign fundraising  • Denver  • Democratic National Committee

    • Giuliani Will Stump for GOP, for a Price

      New York Times  |  Jun 14, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      Giuliani Will Stump for GOP, for a Price

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has offered to appear at fundraisers for cash-strapped Republican candidates but with strings attached, the New York Times reports. The former New York mayor wants a cut of the proceeds to go towards paying off his presidential campaign's $3.6-million debt. The debt includes a $500,000 personal loan from Giuliani, who is worth an estimated $30 million. More »

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      campaign fundraising  • Republican candidates  • Republican Party  • fundraiser  • Rudolph Giuliani  • campaign debt

    • Dems Work to Fuse Fundraising Machines

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 7, 08 6:10 AM CDT

      Dems Work to Fuse Fundraising Machines

      (Newser) - The Obama and Clinton campaigns have been working to merge their fundraising machines as Clinton prepares her swan song today, the Wall Street Journal reports. Clinton made a call to her top 50 fundraisers, urging them to get behind Obama and promising a private meeting with the presumed nominee. The combined operation could create a juggernaut capable of dwarfing the contents of John McCain's offers. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • Democratic Party  • political donors

    • Obama Wallet Strikes Fear in GOP Hearts

      Politico  |  Jun 5, 08 1:56 PM CDT

      Obama Wallet Strikes Fear in GOP Hearts

      (Newser) - Republicans not used to worrying about money are sweating pennies, given John McCain's relatively inept fundraising in the face of an unprecedented Democratic war chest. Barack Obama, by conservative estimates, will have $300 million to McCain’s federal cap of $85 million for the general-election campaign, Politico reports—and with that kind of money, Obama could force McCain to play defense in traditionally red states. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • political advertising

    • Obama Willing to Help Bail Clinton Out of $20M Debt

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 5, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      Obama Willing to Help Bail Clinton Out of $20M Debt

      (Newser) - Barack Obama might ask his supporters to help Hillary Clinton pay off her campaign debt, Bloomberg reports. Clinton has accrued more than $20 million, $11.4 million of which she personally contributed. Under a campaign-finance law (co-sponsored by John McCain) she has until August's Democratic convention to raise money to settle the debt, after which she can only recoup $250,000. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • campaign  • debt  • campaign funds

    • Obama Moves to Clean Up DNC Money Machine

      Politico  |  Jun 5, 08 12:04 PM CDT

      Obama Moves to Clean Up DNC Money Machine

      (Newser) - Barack Obama moved today to make his campaign more transparent, in keeping with his theme of bringing change to Washington. Obama will open all his fundraisers to the press, Politico reports. He’s also cleaning up his party’s fundraising efforts; starting today, the Democratic National Committee, like Obama’s campaign, won’t accept money from lobbyists or political action committees. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • DNC  • fundraiser  • lobbyist  • transparency

  • May 2008

    • Democrats Can't Find Cash for Convention

      New York Times  |  May 28, 08 10:41 AM CDT

      Democrats Can't Find Cash for Convention

      (Newser) - Democrats aren’t just wringing their hands over who they’ll nominate at their national convention—they’re also wondering who's going to pick up the tab. The Denver host committee has raised just $25 million of the $40.6 million it needs by June 16, the New York Times reports, which has Dems scrambling to find donors—or scale back plans. More »

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      Democratic National Convention  • campaign fundraising  • Republican National Convention  • Denver

    • McCain Can't Afford, Literally, to Ignore Bush

      Bloomberg  |  May 27, 08 4:22 PM CDT

      McCain Can't Afford, Literally, to Ignore Bush

      (Newser) - Though he may be “absolutely radioactive” for Republican candidates (in the words of one GOP legislator), Bloomberg reports, President Bush is no easy hurdle for John McCain, who must build distance with the historically unpopular incumbent while using him to raise money and build conservative bona fides. Hence tonight's fundraiser in Phoenix, closed to the media despite both McCain and Bush being in attendance. More »

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      John McCain  • George W. Bush  • campaign fundraising  • conservative base

    • Obama Already Beating McCain ... in the Wallet

      Politico  |  May 21, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      Obama Already Beating McCain ... in the Wallet

      (Newser) - Barack Obama raised $32 million in April, Politico reports; Hillary Clinton bagged $22 million, and John McCain, now squarely in Obama's general-election sights, brought in $18.5 million. It was a record for Republican, yet dwarfed by what was a rough month for Obama—who also banked $9 million in general-election money to none for McCain, who will accept public financing. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • campaign fundraising  • public financing

    • Romney: Ex-McCain Basher, Now Groveler-in-Chief

      New Republic  |  May 19, 08 6:21 PM CDT

      Romney: Ex-McCain Basher, Now Groveler-in-Chief

      (Newser) - Mitt Romney has become so humble since bowing out to John McCain that he is now “the groveler”-in-chief, Eve Fairbanks writes in the New Republic . “Has ever a politician gone so cheerfully into defeat,” she asks? The two men were openly hostile on the trail, but now Romney is praising McCain as a “big dog” to Democratic “chihuahuas.” More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • campaign fundraising  • pandering

    • McCain to Rely on RNC Money

      New York Times  |  May 19, 08 9:10 AM CDT

      McCain to Rely on RNC Money

      (Newser) - Lagging behind Barack Obama's fundraising juggernaut, John McCain is planning to rely heavily on the Republican National Committee for general-election cash, the New York Times reports. The RNC has $40 million in the bank, compared with McCain’s $21 million, and has big-gun fundraisers like President Bush lining its coffers. “We intend to provide substantial, maybe unprecedented, resources to the McCain campaign,” said the RNC deputy chairman. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • McCain 2008  • campaign fundraising  • Republican National Committee  • 527 groups

    • Dem Bankrollers Readying United Wallet

      Washington Post  |  May 18, 08 1:54 PM CDT

      Dem Bankrollers Readying United Wallet

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will fight each other for the nomination into June, but top fundraisers are already ensuring a McCain defeat, no matter who the nominee is. One DNC fundraiser was held in honor of a Clinton backer at the residence of an Obama supporter, the Washington Post reports. But some aren't so quick to make peace. More »

    • How the GOP Went Broke

      Politico  |  May 15, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      How the GOP Went Broke

      (Newser) - The Republican Party has known crises before, but it's always held its own against the Democrats with fundraising prowess. But the GOP finds itself demoralized and impoverished, and seemingly without the funds needed to avoid more losses like the one suffered Tuesday in Mississippi. Politico looks at how the party alienated business and got left behind in a new political landscape. More »

    • Superdelegate Count Now Favors Obama

      ABC News  |  May 9, 08 4:31 PM CDT

      Superdelegate Count Now Favors Obama

      (Newser) - Barack Obama today moved ahead of Hillary Clinton among superdelegates for the first time. Obama picked up nine more by midday—one a defector from Clinton's camp, the Los Angeles Times reports. Both ABC and the New York Times put him ahead—the latter's count is 266-263—meaning he now leads in pledged delegates, states won, popular votes, money raised, and superdelegates. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • superdelegates  • popular vote

    • Team Hillary's 5 Big Mistakes

      Time  |  May 8, 08 2:04 PM CDT

      Team Hillary's 5 Big Mistakes

      (Newser) - With the Clinton campaign in death throes, Karen Tumulty runs down its five crucial  mistakes in Time : Mood. In a season when Democrats were desperate for change, Hillary “completely misread the mood” and went with incumbency. Rules. Clinton's inner circle wasn't up on them. Mark Penn thought California's primary was winner-take-all—an early flub that forced them into a big-state strategy. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Internet  • campaign fundraising  • Democratic nomination  • Mark Penn  • California primary  • caucuses

    • Clinton Lent Campaign $6.4M in Past Month

      Associated Press  |  May 7, 08 9:20 AM CDT

      Clinton Lent Campaign $6.4M in Past Month

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton injected $6.4 million of her own money into her presidential campaign over the past month, a senior aide tells the AP. That donation more than doubles the amount Hillary has lent her campaign so far.  But despite the personal largesse—$11.5 million so far—and the $10 million she raised after the Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama still outspent her in Indiana and North Carolina. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • Clinton 2008  • campaign finance  • campaign contributions

    • Clinton Aides Start to Believe Own Spin

      Politico  |  May 1, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      Clinton Aides Start to Believe Own Spin

      (Newser) - Optimism is spreading through Hillary Clinton’s once-dispirited war room, Politico reports, as a series of wins accumulate in their candidate’s column: fundraising has rushed in since Pennsylvania, she's collected some well-timed endorsements, she’s bobbed up in the polls, and Barack Obama is once again afflicted by Jeremiah Wright. All of which makes Clinton’s advisers believe that her comeback-kid rhetoric might actually have legs. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • election  • campaign fundraising  • Democratic nomination  • superdelegates  • Clinton 2008  • Pennsylvania primary

  • April 2008

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