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DNC Restores Sanders' Access to Voter Data

Sanders camp complains DNC has 'tipped the scales' for Clinton

(Newser) - The Democratic National Committee has agreed to restore access to voter files for the Bernie Sanders campaign, cooling tensions in what Politico calls a "civil war" within the party over the Sanders campaign's improper accessing of Clinton campaign data . The DNC agreed to restore access soon after the...

Sanders Campaign Says It May Sue Democratic Party

'They are not going to sabotage our campaign'

(Newser) - The Bernie Sanders campaign is threatening to sue the Democratic National Committee in federal court for restricting its access to voter information, the AP reports. The campaign was cut off from its voter database after accusations it accessed similar data belonging to the Clinton campaign. But Sanders campaign manager Jeff...

DNC Cuts Off Sanders' Access to Voter Files

He's fired a staffer for snooping on Clinton campaign

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders' Thursday wasn't quite as awesome as previously believed: His campaign suffered what the Washington Post says could be a "devastating blow" after it emerged that at least one staffer improperly accessed Hillary Clinton's campaign data. The staffer was able to access the Clinton data because...

After Low Ratings, Dems Accused of 'Hiding' Debate

Only 8.5m tuned in on Saturday night

(Newser) - A smaller-than-expected number of Americans decided to spend their Saturday night with Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, and Bernie Sanders, and the latter two campaigns are crying foul. Critics—both Democratic and Republican—have accused the Democratic National Committee of "hiding" the debates at inconvenient times to make Clinton'...

Trump: DNC Chair 'Terrible Person,' 'Neurotic Woman'

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is latest target of Donald's 'misogynistic' ire

(Newser) - Donald Trump may still be smarting from last week's CNBC debate , but the current object of his ire is the head of the DNC, the Hill reports. In a Monday morning interview on "Breitbart News Daily," Trump lit into her with the high energy he says differentiates...

Huckabee: Obama Marching Israelis to 'Door of Oven'

POTUS candidate under fire for attack on Iran nuclear deal

(Newser) - It's no surprise that presidential candidate Mike Huckabee isn't happy with the recent Iran nuclear deal , but the rhetoric he used to make his point has prompted a call from the Democratic National Committee for an apology, the BBC reports. In an interview with Breitbart on Saturday, the...

Rahm 'Quits' as Obama Chair to Raise Cash

As reports indicate Romney has raised $100M again

(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel is officially resigning his role as an honorary Obama campaign chairman so that he can kickstart a major fundraising initiative to win big-money contributions for Democrats around the country, the Washington Post reports. Emanuel was a renowned fundraiser before running for office, and was one of the first...

Romney's June Fundraising Clobbers Obama's by $35M

Obama, DNC raise $71M in June

(Newser) - President Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised a combined $71 million in June, the Obama campaign announced today, an amount that would sound pretty darn impressive—if Mitt Romney hadn't absolutely blown it out of the water. Romney and the RNC announced an eye-popping $106 million haul today,...

Team Mitt: $76.8M Team Obama: $60M

 Team Mitt: $76.8M 
 Team Obama: $60M 
  
May Fundraising
Jun 7, 2012 12:02 PM CDT

Team Mitt: $76.8M Team Obama: $60M

Romney trounces president in May fundraising

(Newser) - The first month of head-to-head fundraising between Mitt Romney and President Obama is in the books, and you can score one for the Republican. Romney and the Republican National Committee raised $76.8 million in the month, compared to about $60 million for Obama and the DNC, reports the New ...

Obama's Big Donors Slow to Write Checks

His fundraising is down compared to 2008

(Newser) - Whether because of the economy, fighting with Wall Street, or the lack of an exciting primary battle of his own, President Obama's fundraising this election cycle is behind where it was in 2008—$196 million as of the end of the March, down from $235 million in March 2008,...

RNC Chief: GOP Doesn't Have Woman Problem

Reince Priebus blasts media with 'war on caterpillars' analogy

(Newser) - Enter the caterpillar. Republican National Committee chief Reince Priebus is generating headlines today with an insect analogy. In an interview with Bloomberg TV's Al Hunt , Priebus rejected charges that Republicans have a woman problem. “If the Democrats said we had a war on caterpillars and every mainstream media...

Obama to Dems: No Cash for You
 Obama to Dems: 
 No Cash for You 
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Mar 5, 2012 12:09 PM CST

Obama to Dems: No Cash for You

In face of Super PACs, Obama cuts off committees

(Newser) - For Democrats who President Obama showered with cash in 2008 and 2010, well, they'd better get ready to raise their own darn money this time around. As in the last two election cycles, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi recently asked the Obama for America campaign and the Democratic National...

Wasserman Schultz: Divisive DNC Superwoman
Wasserman Schultz: Divisive DNC Superwoman
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Feb 16, 2012 1:54 PM CST

Wasserman Schultz: Divisive DNC Superwoman

Democratic party chief doesn't pull punches, or waste time

(Newser) - Debbie Wasserman Schultz does not pull punches. She has accused the Republicans of waging "a war on women," called their Medicare plan "a death trap for seniors," and said that those pushing voter ID laws "literally want to drag us all the way back to...

Romney Staff Wiped Records Before '08 Bid

Dems demand Massachusetts emails

(Newser) - Just before Mitt Romney left the Massachusetts governor's office and launched his previous bid for the presidency, 11 of his top aides took the unusual step of buying their state-issued hard drives, and the administration's emails were wiped from a server, the Boston Globe finds. The Democratic National...

Obama Has More Wall St. Cash Than GOP Candidates

Obama, DNC pulling in more cash ... even from firm Romney founded

(Newser) - Despite his moves to tighten regulation of the financial sector, President Obama has more Wall Street money in his war chest than all of the Republican hopefuls combined, the Washington Post finds. Obama's campaign has received $3.9 million in donations from employees of financial firms, compared with $7....

Mitt Romney to Meet Donald Trump, Prompting DNC Video
 Romney Ducks Media 
 After Trump Meeting 
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Sep 26, 2011 4:24 PM CDT

Romney Ducks Media After Trump Meeting

DNC jumps at opportunity with new ad

(Newser) - If you’re looking for the Republican presidential nomination, you’d better get the Donald’s blessing. Both Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann (as well as Sarah Palin, hmmm) have paid visits to Trump, and Mitt Romney met Trump this afternoon, the Los Angeles Times reports. But Romney ducked out...

Democrats Winning 2012 Money Race (Sort of)

But numbers don't include independent groups

(Newser) - Republicans appear to be on the ropes in the race to raise money for the 2012 election—depending on how you look at it. The Republican National Committee, Congressional Committee, and Senatorial Committee raised a combined $105 million through July—compared to $129 for their Democratic counterparts, Politico reports. The...

Romney Rakes In $18M—and That Worries the GOP

Obama is clobbering Republican candidates in money race

(Newser) - Fundraising reports are starting to trickle in from the GOP presidential field, and the results look great—for Barack Obama. Even Mitt Romney’s vaunted money machine collected only $18 million in the first true quarter of fundraising, a big step back from his 2008 showing, Politico reports. The results...

Democrats Blast Romney Joke: 'I'm Also Unemployed'

Aides say Mitt was mocking himself, got laughs

(Newser) - Discussing unemployment at a Florida coffee shop, Mitt Romney said he felt the pain of his jobless listeners: “I should tell my story, I’m also unemployed,” he said, according to the New York Times . "I'm networking," he added. “I have my sight on...

DNC Chair to GOP: Uh, Sorry About 'Jim Crow' Charge

Said Republicans wanted to 'literally' return to racist laws

(Newser) - DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz has backed off just a bit from her statement that Republicans “want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws.” She was referring to Republican-backed proposals to reduce voter fraud, like requiring voters to show a photo ID. “...

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