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NEWS ABOUT: bundlers

bundlers stories: 10 news summaries

White House Denies Giving Perks to Donors

GOP wants an investigation after newspaper report

Oct 28, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - White House officials are engaging in damage control after GOP Chairman Michael Steele accused the Obama administration of offering selected donors perks in exchange for big contributions. Steele’s charges stem from a Washington Times report today claiming that DNC contributors who give $30,400 or bundle $300,000 get... More »

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Democratic National Committee • fundraiser • bundlers • DNC • Obama administration • fundraising • perks • political fundraising

Virginians Pour
Record Dollars
Into Election

State's newfound battleground status sparks funding fervor

Sep 22, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - With their home state up for grabs for the first time in decades, Virginians—particularly Democrats from the northern part of the state—are pouring money into the presidential race, the Washington Post reports. Thus far, locals have given a record $25.3 million to various candidates throughout the election... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • campaign finance • Virginia • campaign fundraising • bundlers • battleground states

Hillary Bundler Picks McCain Over 'Elitist' Obama

Lynn Forester de Rothschild to endorse McCain-Palin

Sep 17, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic fundraiser and ardent Hillary Clinton supporter Lynn Forester de Rothschild will endorse the McCain-Palin ticket today, Muckety reports. De Rothschild, who worked with the Democratic National Committee, has been a steadfast critic of the Dems’ decision to nominate Barack Obama, whom she called an untrustworthy “elitist” in a... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic National Committee • fundraiser • bundlers • Republican candidate • Sarah Palin • elitism • party unity • Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Obama Network of Big Donors Rivals Bush's

Bundlers chip in large portion of Obama's record haul

Aug 6, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama likes to point to the avalanche of small-money donations that account for a full half of his record $340 million haul. But he has also been carefully cultivating a network of big-money bundlers since his earliest days in the Senate, the New York Times reports. As a result,... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign finance • Obama 2008 • bundlers • Election 2008

McCain's Elite Fundraisers Trump Obama's

But that could change when Barack matches his rival's disclosures

Jul 16, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain appears to be more reliant on funds bundled by elite supporters than Barack Obama, USA Today reports. More than half of the Republican candidate’s receipts, or more than $75 million, came from donations assembled by about 500 top supporters. In contrast, Obama’s top 500... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • campaign finance • campaign fundraising • bundlers • Election 2008

Obama Has Big-Money Donors, Too

Billionaires and so-called bundlers account for half

Apr 11, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has made much of his grass-roots fundraising, but he’s no stranger to big-money donors, the Washington Post reports. Seventy-nine bundlers—deep-pocketed backers who use their contacts to drum up even more cash—have wrangled up more than $200,000 each for the senator. Five billionaires are... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • lobbying • campaign fundraising • bundlers

OPINION

Swift Boaters Resurface for GOP

Kerry angered over donations to fellow veteran McCain

Jan 3, 08 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The renamed Swift Vets and POWs for Truth—infamous for derailing John Kerry’s 2004 presidential bid—have returned, contributing and bundling nearly $200,000 to Republican candidates. This doesn’t “bode well” for clean politics, writes the Nation’s Christopher Hayes, who sought out Kerry’s comment on... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • John Kerry • bundlers • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

Trail of Hsu's Ambition Leads to Prison

Business washout satisfied thirst for power in political fundraising

Nov 12, 07 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - After several failed business schemes in the 1980s and 1990s, Norman Hsu went home to Hong Kong to recoup and plan an ego-boosting second try at the American fast lane. The Journal fills in the gaps in Hsu’s story, revealing the busted bundler as a capable manipulator obsessed with... More »

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Hillary Clinton • investors • Norman Hsu • campaign fundraising • bundlers

Bundling Hits
Its Stride

Donation gathering accounts for ¼ of money, is ‘chief source’ of campaign abuse

Oct 18, 07 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bundlers have become the stars of 2008 campaign fundraising, the accounting for one-quarter of all money raised in the presidential race—up from 8% in 2000. Donors sought new inroads when soft money was restricted, and the gathering of donations has become “the chief source of abuse,” says... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Steven Spielberg • campaign finance • Carl Icahn • abuse • Norman Hsu • bundlers

‘Bundlers’ Rake In Cash, Harbor Ethics Gaps

Candidates’ biggest spenders launder money and break laws

Sep 20, 07 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Bundlers"—political fundraisers who solicit other donors to give—are a standard feature of the presidential race, and many remain favored by major campaigns despite unethical and even illegal conduct. The Post spotlights questionable rainmakers in the Norman Hsu scandal aftermath, including one Hillary donor who gave $160,... More »

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ethics • Mitt Romney • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • fraud • corruption • money laundering • Norman Hsu • campaign contributions • bundlers • Election 2008

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