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  • July 2008

    • McCain Backers Finding Ways Around Law He Sponsored

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 3, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      McCain Backers Finding Ways Around Law He Sponsored

      (Newser) - Desperate to keep up with Barack Obama's powerful fundraising apparatus, John McCain’s allies have found ways of skirting the very campaign finance laws the Arizona senator helped write, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republican strategists are pushing donations toward a fund used to elect governors—not subject to dollar limits—on the theory that state-level pushes will boost the top of the ticket. More »

    • Rising New Money Class Powers Obama

      New York Times  |  Jul 1, 08 8:56 AM CDT

      Rising New Money Class Powers Obama

      (Newser) - Barack Obama likes to tout his small-donor network, as though a wave of inspired regular folk came out of the woodwork just for him. In reality, Obama is mining a money class that Democrats have been cultivating for years, writes David Brooks in the New York Times —"the rising class of information age analysts." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • Barack Obama supporters  • political donors

  • June 2008

    • McCain Wins the Week as Obama Misfires

      Time  |  Jun 27, 08 11:52 AM CDT

      McCain Wins the Week as Obama Misfires

      (Newser) - Score this week for John McCain, writes Mark Halperin in Time . "McCain's week wasn't particularly good, but Obama's was dreadful by comparison." Here’s how it adds up: Image: McCain’s goal is to make Obama look “like an ordinary politician.” Barack helped with one of his “most off-message weeks,” says Halperin, citing campaign finance, NAFTA, and a flap over head scarves. Advantage: McCain. Iraq: The war has always been Obama's ace in the hole, but “favorable reporting” on surge success from major papers “may neutralize the issue.” Advantage: McCain. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • campaign finance  • surge  • offshore oil  • NAFTA

    • Justices Nix 'Millionaire's Amendment' for Campaigns

      Associated Press  |  Jun 26, 08 3:20 PM CDT

      Justices Nix 'Millionaire's Amendment' for Campaigns

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court today voided the “millionaire’s amendment,” ruling by 5-4 that the law—which raised donation limits for candidates who face wealthy, self-financed opponents—violates the First Amendment, the AP reports. The majority said it would have been a different story if all candidates saw their limits raised. Notably, Barack Obama (in his Senate primary) may be the biggest beneficiary of the 2002 law to date. More »

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      Barack Obama  • US Supreme Court  • campaign finance

    • Obama's No Fool: He Made Right Choice on Funding

      National Journal  |  Jun 24, 08 9:08 PM CDT

      Obama's No Fool: He Made Right Choice on Funding

      (Newser) - Barack Obama may be taking flak for opting out of public financing, but he would have been foolish to do otherwise, writes Charlie Cook in the National Journal . Cook is "relieved" that a potential president is savvy enough to hang on to a huge spending advantage. And in this race—in which "most voters are being asked, for the first time, to vote for someone who is very different from themselves"—Obama's going to need that money to make his case. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • campaign finance  • campaign advertising

    • MoveOn Axes Big-Money Fundraising Arm

      Talking Points Memo  |  Jun 20, 08 3:17 PM CDT

      MoveOn Axes Big-Money Fundraising Arm

      (Newser) - One day after Barack Obama became the first candidate since Watergate to reject general election public financing, a prominent liberal grassroots group has disbanded its 527 operation. "We, like Senator Obama, believe that this election can be won by ordinary Americans giving small donations,” MoveOn said in a statement. This cuts MoveOn off from labor, foundation and big-donor money, Talking Points Memo reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • campaign finance  • attack ad  • MoveOn  • 527 groups

    • Obama's a Pragmatist, Not a Reformer

      Politico  |  Jun 20, 08 11:06 AM CDT

      Obama's a Pragmatist, Not a Reformer

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s decision to opt out of the public financing system shouldn’t come as a surprise, writes Politico’s Ben Smith. Obama has been inching away from the money for a long time now, proving once again that he’s not a traditional reformer—he’s a pragmatist. Obama comes from a community organizing tradition that focuses on results, not methods. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • campaign finance  • public financing  • Campaign Finance Reform  • public funding

    • Death Knell Tolls for Campaign Finance

      New York Times  |  Jun 20, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      Death Knell Tolls for Campaign Finance

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing for his presidential campaign represents the biggest challenge yet to the troubled, loophole-filled system. But while the Illinois senator is now poised to spend a record amount to win the presidency, the explosion of  Internet donations that have propelled his campaign might actually be more successful at offsetting the power of special interests, writes the New York Times . More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • campaign finance  • McCain Feingold  • online donations  • public funding

    • Dr. Obama and Mr. Hyde

      New York Times  |  Jun 20, 08 5:20 AM CDT

      Dr. Obama and Mr. Hyde

      (Newser) - Barack Obama has two faces: there’s the "high-minded" liberal “Dr. Barack” and the politically calculating, win at-all-costs “Fast Eddie Obama,” writes David Brooks in the New York Times . The split personality clearly emerged in Obama’s announcement that he won’t accept public financing—a money-making move that leaves his ardent support of campaign-finance reform in the dust. More »

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      Barack Obama  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • public financing  • political reform  • political persona

    • McCain Blasts Obama for Declining Funds

      Politico  |  Jun 19, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      McCain Blasts Obama for Declining Funds

      (Newser) - Following fast on Barack Obama’s decision to abandon public financing, a McCain rep said the Dem has failed “the true test of a candidate”—whether he'll stick to his word, Time reports. But Politico notes that an Obama rep blamed McCain: “Our campaign counsels met, and it was immediately clear that McCain’s campaign had no interest in the possibility of an agreement.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • presidential campaign  • presidential election  • campaign finance  • campaign  • public financing  • 527 groups  • presidential bid

    • Obama Opts Out of Public Financing

      Associated Press  |  Jun 19, 08 9:24 AM CDT

      Obama Opts Out of Public Financing

      (Newser) - Barack Obama has opted out of public financing in the general election, the AP reports, reversing a joint pledge made last year with John McCain to spend only the $84 million in taxpayer cash between the party conventions and Election Day. While McCain appears set to accept public financing, Obama has since proved a fundraising juggernaut—and has long hinted he’d stick with private cash. More »

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      Barack Obama  • presidential election  • campaign finance

    • Hillary's Next Challenge: Paying Bills

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 08 7:35 AM CDT

      Hillary's Next Challenge: Paying Bills

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's White