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Exec: I Was Fired for Not Donating to Mitt

CEO asked employees to give; denies man lost job over refusal

Aug 7, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - An ex-executive with a Chicago-based consulting group has filed an employment bias complaint, alleging that he was fired in part for his refusal to donate to Mitt Romney’s campaign, the Wall Street Journal reports. The complaint offers a rare glimpse into the machinery of corporate donations. In emails... More »

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Mitt Romney • campaign finance • corporate • Huron • campaign contributions • corporate execs

Fundraiser Taps Questionable Network

Donors to McCain, others aren't registered voters, had never given

Aug 6, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A flurry of campaign contributions to John McCain were procured from an unlikely network of ordinary people with no clear political agenda, the Washington Post reports. The contributors were recruited to write checks for the legal limit of $2,300 by Harry Sargeant, a former naval officer turned oil executive... More »

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John McCain • campaign finance • Harry Sargeant

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

OPINION

 No Flip-Flop:
 Swooning
 Fans Missed
 Message 

For those disillusioned with center shift, what did you think 'consensus' means, asks Collins

Jul 10, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - As early as his convention speech 4 years ago, Barack Obama has made reconciliation and a "new consensus" his hallmarks. So why, asks Gail Collins, are his most ardent supporters so dismayed that he's shifted to the center? Almost all of the issues for which Obama has taken heat... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign finance • flip flop • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008 • consensus

 Conservatives Set 
 for Stand 
 on GOP 
 Platform 

McCain seen as too centrist on climate, immigration, stem cells and more

Jul 7, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives are concerned John McCain might be a maverick with a pen, and are gearing up for a fight on the Republican Party's official election platform, the Washington Post reports. Loath to imagine where McCain might go on climate change, immigration, stem cells and more, activists are already on platform... More »

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climate change • stem cell research • John McCain • abortion • campaign finance • platforms • Republican National Convention

McCain Backers Finding Ways Around Law He Sponsored

GOP governors fund is major finance loophole

Jul 3, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(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... More »

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John McCain • campaign finance • McCain Feingold • Campaign Finance Reform • 527 groups • Republican Governors Association • McCain 2008

Opinion

Rising New
Money Class Powers Obama

Brooks cites recent shift to 'information
age analysts'

Jul 1, 08 8:56 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

OPINION

McCain Wins the Week
as Obama Misfires

Mark Halperin sizes up the latest skirmishes

Jun 27, 08 11:52 AM CDT
(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
... More »

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

Justices Nix 'Millionaire's Amendment' for Campaigns

Opponents of wealthy candidates will no longer see donor ceilings raised

Jun 26, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign finance • US Supreme Court

opinion

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

He opens himself up to being called hypocrite; that's better than naive

Jun 24, 08 9:08 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

MoveOn Axes Big-Money Fundraising Arm

MoveOn folds 527 group to match Obama's pledge

Jun 20, 08 3:17 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Analysis

Obama's a Pragmatist,
Not a Reformer

His decision to opt out of public financing
is right in character

Jun 20, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(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.... More »

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

ANALYSIS

Death Knell Tolls for Campaign Finance

Obama snub of public cash highlights weakness of system

Jun 20, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

opinion

 Dr. Obama and Mr. Hyde 

'High-minded' candidate is also cutthroat political animal

Jun 20, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

McCain Blasts Obama for Declining Funds

But Dem blames Mac for having to opt out
of public financing

Jun 19, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

 Obama Opts Out
 of Public Financing 

Says system 'as it exists is broken,' and opponents 'masters at gaming' it

Jun 19, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign finance • presidential election

 Hillary's Next
 Challenge:
 Paying Bills 

Candidate ends race with record debt

Jun 10, 08 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's White House bid made history—by ending with what is believed to be the largest presidential campaign debt ever. The New York senator had approximately $9.5 million in unpaid bills at the end of April, not to mention $11.4 of her own money that she lent... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • campaign finance • debt • Democratic presidential candidates

Party Conventions: the Last Loophole for Big Donors

Issue may test McCain and Obama on their zeal to stop influence of big money

Jun 7, 08 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Big donors are pumping big money into both party's conventions, one of the last remaining loopholes in the rules governing so-called soft money contributions, the New York Times reports. And while it's all perfectly legal, the issue may test the conviction of both Barack Obama and John McCain on their... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • RNC • campaign finance • Democratic National Convention • lobbyist • Democratic National Committee • special interests • Republican National Convention

Dems Work to Fuse Fundraising Machines

Two campaigns set to become one as Clinton bows out

Jun 7, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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