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June 2008
- Obama Moves to Clean Up DNC Money Machine
  
  Politico | Jun 5, 08 12:04 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
May 2008
- Democrats Can't Find Cash for Convention
  
  New York Times | May 28, 08 10:41 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- McCain Can't Afford, Literally, to Ignore Bush
  
  Bloomberg | May 27, 08 4:22 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Spreadsheets Can't Handle Democrats' Haul
  
  Politico | May 26, 08 11:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Democratic presidential candidates have raised so much money that the FEC can’t handle the data, Politico reports. Barack Obama’s January report was so big that industry standard spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel 2003 couldn’t handle it. By March, Hillary Clinton had also broken the Excel barrier—a mere 65,536 rows and 256 columns. More »
- McCain to Rely on RNC Money
  
  New York Times | May 19, 08 9:10 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Dem Bankrollers Readying United Wallet
  
  Washington Post | May 18, 08 1:54 PM CDT
  
  (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
  
  (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 »
- Clinton Camp May Need Another Loan
  
  New York Times | May 9, 08 12:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's loss of momentum is taking a tangible toll on her ability to raise—and spend—money, leaving her campaign even more strapped for cash at a time she needs to pull out all the stops, the New York Times reports. Advisers say that Clinton is prepared to shell out more of her own, adding to the $11 million she's already provided. More »
- I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 9, 08 7:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ehud Olmert resisted calls for his resignation today, after admitting on national TV last night that he accepted contributions from a New York businessman—but denying that any of it was a bribe. Olmert, under criminal investigation for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island millionaire Morris Talansky while he was mayor of Jerusalem and minister of industry, vowed to resign if indicted. More »
- Clinton Lent Campaign $6.4M in Past Month
  
  Associated Press | May 7, 08 9:20 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
April 2008
- Top Clinton Fundraiser Jumps to Obama Camp
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 26, 08 12:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton will lose one of her key fundraisers to Barack Obama, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon, a former ambassador under President Clinton who had raised $300,000, “became concerned about the tone of the race,” an Obama aide said. But a Democratic strategist said one defection isn’t enough to sink Clinton: “You need a pattern in politics.” More »
- McCain Helped Donor Developer Win Contracts
  
  New York Times | Apr 22, 08 11:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain has repeatedly done favors a wealthy Arizona real estate developer who is a major donor, sponsoring legislation that swapped public land for his land and stepping in to speed a lucrative land deal with the Pentagon that netted him $20 million in a quick flip. The relationship with Donald Diamond could “pose a test” for Mac, the New York Times posits in an expose, since the candidate’s reputation is staked on renouncing political favoritism. More »
- Mac Will Run With Public Funds
  
  Politico | Apr 21, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain will use public funds to finance his 2-month general-election campaign, Politico reports today. McCain's decision to take the $84.1 million available once he's officially nominated in September comes after the GOP candidate gave back $3.2 in donations pegged to the home stretch. McCain has raised $72 million thus far—to $236 million for Barack Obama and $195 million for Hillary Clinton. More »
- Tech Biz Workers Back Barack
  
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Apr 14, 08 5:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google and Yahoo workers who have donated to presidential campaigns support Barack Obama, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports, donating significantly more to him than any other candidate. Obama does well with the tech industry as a whole, though his edge is less pronounced at older companies like Microsoft and Apple. Obama took in a whopping $264,800 from Google employees to Hillary Clinton’s $75,500. More »
- Obama Says McCain All Talk on CEO Pay
  
  Talking Points Memo | Apr 11, 08 4:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama grilled John McCain on CEO compensation today and continued laying into the public financing system for campaigns. He railed against execs who “make more in one day than their workers make in one year” and called for legislation requiring corporations to let shareholders set pay. He said McCain has “opted for continuing the do-nothing approach of the Bush years” on the issue, reports Talking Points Memo. More »
- Obama Test-Drives Public Funds Opt-Out
  
  ABC News | Apr 9, 08 6:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has been taken to task for refusing to renew a 2007 pledge to use public financing in the general election, and a speech last night may have been a preview of the logic he’ll use to opt for private money instead. The candidate argued that Internet giving is plenty populist, ABC reports; the remarks came at a $2,300-a-plate event. More »
- $14M Penn Tab Underscores Consultants' Fleecing Spree
  
  Salon | Apr 8, 08 12:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mark Penn leaves Hillary Clinton’s campaign with a hefty $14 million lining his own pockets, a new high in the skyrocketing world of campaign consultancy, and some 9% of all money Clinton has laid out to date. But ordinary Americans are newly in the position of having their donations misspent, reports Mike Madden in Salon —previously only a risk for lobbyists and wealthy donors. More »
- Obama Loses Ground: Poll
  
  New York Times | Apr 4, 08 9:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's popularity has slipped in the past month, especially among men and rich voters, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. His favorability rating dropped 7 percentage points to 62% during the fallout over inflammatory remarks from his pastor, but the dropoff appears to have leveled off, the Times reports. He and Clinton are in a virtual dead heat, with 46% of Democrats supporting Obama and 43% Clinton. More »
- Obama's $40M in March Doubles Clinton's Take
  
  Washington Post | Apr 3, 08 4:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama raised $40 million in March to Hillary Clinton’s $20 million, and, Chris Cillizza writes in the Washington Post , financial perceptions could spell doom for the former first lady. While Clinton appears to have the money to compete right now, she’ll only keep raking it in if fence-sitting donors believe enough in her viability to make the investment. More »
March 2008
- GOP Nod Sure, McCain Hitting Big-Money Trail
  
  New York Times | Mar 31, 08 12:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain has wrapped up his party’s endorsement—but not its money machine, the New York Times reports. McCain faces a tough task in winning over the so-called “Pioneers” and “Rangers,” donors who chipped in $274 million for George W. Bush in 2004. Over half haven’t supported any Republican this election cycle, and only a fraction has contributed for McCain. More »