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SF Mayor Drops Out of Calif. Governor's Race

Newsom's decision makes Jerry Brown virtual lock for Dem nod

Oct 30, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citing his responsibilities as San Francisco mayor and as a new father, Democrat Gavin Newsom withdrew today from the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor. Despite the heavyweight endorsement of Bill Clinton, Newsom has had trouble raising money; his departure leaves state attorney general, and former governor, Jerry... More »

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California • San Francisco • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Bill Clinton • campaign fundraising • Democratic Party • Gavin Newsom • Jerry Brown • gubernatorial races

 Fundraising 
 Looms Large 
 on Obama's 
 Schedule 

President spends more time chasing donations thanks to McCain-Feingold

Oct 26, 09 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - In between massive federal bailouts and health reform, President Obama has spent a lot of time rustling up cash for Democrats this year, with tonight marking his 26th fundraiser. George W. Bush, by contrast, headlined only six fundraisers in his first year. But that was before McCain-Feingold capped how much... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign fundraising • soft money • political donations • Robert Menendez • 2010 election • political fundraising

(Newser) - Norman Hsu is a man of many hats, but the Hillary Clinton fundraiser extraordinaire, Ponzi schemer, and onetime fugitive has been sentenced to wear them in prison for the next 24 years. While significantly less than the 30 years prosecutors had asked for, Hsu’s lawyer tells the Wall ... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Norman Hsu • campaign fundraising • Ponzi scheme • Democratic Party • federal sentencing • Election 2008

GOP Raises More Cash Than Dems in Aug.

Unusual spike gives minority party $1.7M more for the month

Sep 24, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican campaign committees got a big fundraising bump in August, pulling in $1.7 million more than Democrats, despite being the minority party. “Republicans have been able to tap into some of the anger against Democrats in power and translate that into fundraising,” one analyst tells USA ... More »

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Republican • campaign fundraising • political donors • fundraising • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Republican National Committee

Pols-Turned-Lobbyists Use Campaign Cash to Curry Favor

Turn donations into 'political slush fund'

Sep 21, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - When congressmen leave Capitol Hill for lobbying jobs, they take their unused campaign funds with them, then dole them out to other lawmakers to influence policy, USA Today reports. Such donations are legal—federal law permits ex-congressmen to keep campaign accounts active, donating the money to candidates, parties, and... More »

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Congress • campaign finance • campaign funds • lobbying • campaign fundraising • lobbyists

Joe Wilson's Challenger Rakes in $200K

'You lie!' outburst
pays off for SC
Republican's Dem foe

Sep 10, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. Joe Wilson has apologized for his outburst during President Obama’s speech last night, but the South Carolina Republican can’t take back the money flowing into his Democratic opponent’s coffers, CNN reports. Rob Miller has pocketed $200,000 since Wilson cried “You lie,” and Internet-savvy... More »

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Congress • South Carolina • House of Representatives • campaign fundraising • health care reform • President Obama • Election 2010 • Joe Wilson • Rob Miller

Dem Fundraiser Charged in Citibank Scam

Obama, Clinton donor allegedly tried to bilk bank out of $74M

Aug 26, 09 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A major fundraiser for Democratic candidates, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, was charged yesterday with using bogus documents to obtain a $74 million loan from Citigroup, Reuters reports. Hassan Nemazee, who did not enter a plea, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. Prosecutors say he forged... More »

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campaign fundraising • Democratic Party • Democratic campaign • fundraising • Hassan Nemazee

Ron Paul's Son Raises $433K
for Senate Run

Political newcomer borrows dad's tactics
in online fundraising

Aug 22, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rand Paul borrowed a page from his dad’s playbook this week, raking in $433,509 in online donations in just 24 hours, reports CQ Politics. That’s may not approach the $6 million “money bomb” Ron Paul managed for his presidential run—or the $1 million Rand had... More »

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Kentucky • Ron Paul • libertarian • campaign fundraising • fundraising • Rand Paul

(Newser) - If online ads are the future of political campaigning, then a legal snafu in the St. Petersburg mayoral race bears watching. Florida election officials have ruled that one candidate’s Google and Facebook ads violate state election laws because they don’t clearly state who paid for the ad, the... More »

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Florida • Internet • online advertising • St. Petersburg • online ads • campaign fundraising • political advertising • campaign advertising

(Newser) - As the 2010 election nears, GOP senatorial candidates are seeing a bump in campaign donations, the Washington Post reports. FEC filings show that in Florida, for instance, Charlie Crist pulled in $4.3 million in the second quarter, almost 4 times as much as his leading Democratic rival. Roy Blunt... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Republican Party • Charlie Crist • candidate • campaign fundraising • Election 2010

Republicans Don't Want 'Help' From Palin

Lawmakers facing tough 2010 battles think she'd hurt them

Jul 10, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin may not spend much of her newfound free time campaigning: Many GOP lawmakers facing tough 2010 contests don't want to be associated with the soon-to-be-ex-governor, who they fear will galvanize liberals, the Hill reports. One anonymous Republican said that if Palin came to his district, his opponent would... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Charles Grassley • campaign fundraising • House Republicans • Sarah Palin • fundraising • Election 2010 • Republicans • Republican governor

Democrats Dodge Obama's Lobbyist Ban

Money unwelcome at dinner with prez, OK
at meeting tomorrow

Jun 18, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Democrats have found a way around President Obama’s refusal to appear at events where lobbyists can make campaign contributions, Politico reports. Lobbyists won’t be able to donate at tonight’s fundraiser with Obama, but they’ll be more than welcome to do so tomorrow morning, at a... More »

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Barack Obama • fundraiser • lobbying • campaign fundraising • lobbyists • congressional Democrats • President Obama

OPINION

'Snub Machine' Imperils Palin's National Hopes

Dis-organization costs former frontrunner GOP's respect: Parker

Jun 10, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican base still goes wild for Sarah Palin, but within the GOP, "the air is a little nippy," writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. The back-and-forth over this week's DC fundraiser was only the latest example of bad organization and dysfunctional behavior within the Alaska governor's... More »

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Alaska • Republican Party • campaign fundraising • GOP frontrunner • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

GOPers Spot
End Run Around Election Law

FEC rule lets 1-man corporations pool
their resources

Jun 9, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A decision by campaign-finance regulators has a pair of GOP strategists hoping to skirt limits set by election law, Politico reports. The Federal Election Commission recently OK’d ad buys made by a solo activist’s one-man corporation. That gave the strategists an idea: Rich individuals could avoid rules against... More »

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campaign finance • campaign fundraising • Federal Election Commission • election monitors • election law • Michael Dubke • Carl Forti

ANALYSIS

Specter to Dem Donors: Show Me the Money

Senator's election-cycle party switch creates fundraising issues

May 12, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter may have brought his years of experience in the Senate across the aisle with him, but that doesn’t mean all his donors will follow. And the timing—it’s 2010 campaign season—complicates matters, Jeanne Cummings notes for Politico. “He’s not the world’s most... More »

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Senate Democrats • Arlen Specter • Senate Republicans • campaign fundraising • Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Democrats: $1 a Day Sends Norm Coleman Away

Groups pressure GOP holdout by funding other candidates

Apr 20, 09 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of Democratic groups think the best way to get rid of Norm Coleman is by pressuring his fellow Republicans. The newly formed Progressive Change Campaign Committee, together with Howard Dean’s Democracy for America, has sent an email to more than a million addresses asking supporters to donate... More »

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Howard Dean • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • campaign fundraising • progressive • fundraising • Republicans

Blago Singled Out Senate Contenders
for Cash

List shows he targeted
4 would-be senators

Mar 29, 09 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - In his race to build a $2.3 million campaign war chest last year, Rod Blagojevich listed four possible candidates for President Obama's vacated Senate seat as prospective donors, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. A list of 150 names in all shows that Rep. Luis Gutierrez, billionaire J.B. Pritzker, and... More »

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Illinois • campaign fundraising • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Jan Schakowsky • Rep. Luis Gutierrez • Roland Burris

 Recession Dents Party Coffers 

Fundraising unusually low for this point in the cycle

Mar 27, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - With recession raging and without a campaign to attract attention, donations to both political parties have fallen, reports the Washington Post. Donations to the six major party committees are off 26% from the same period 2 years ago. “People are feeling it,” an energy executive told Rep. Chris... More »

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RNC • recession • John Cornyn • Democratic National Committee • campaign fundraising • National Republican Congressional Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • Chris Van Hollen • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

analysis

Commerce
Pick Has
Fundraising Skeletons

Locke is no
slam dunk: Malkin

Feb 24, 09 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama's administration surely hopes Gary Locke will prove a relatively uncontroversial pick for Commerce after the messy Bill Richardson and Judd Gregg nominations. Not likely, writes Michelle Malkin, who covered Locke for the Seattle Times when he was Washington's governor. Locke, she reminds, faced a series of probes from... More »

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campaign finance • Michelle Malkin • campaign fundraising • donor • political donors • political donations • Obama administration • fundraising • Gary Locke

 Dems Expect 
 Fundraising 
 Decline 

Only consolation: GOP will probably do much worse

Jan 26, 09 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The economic slowdown is having its expected effect on Democratic fundraising, and the added effects of “donor fatigue” and the magnetic force that draws campaign cash to Barack Obama could leave them pinched for the next election cycle, Politico reports. But things could be worse—like they are for... More »

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campaign fundraising • online donations • political donations • DNC • financial crisis • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama

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