In Seattle, voters just approved a campaign finance system that is very different. The usual concept of the public financing of elections refers to a system where candidates first raise money on their own, then […]
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In Seattle, voters just approved a campaign finance system that is very different. The usual concept of the public financing of elections refers to a system where candidates first raise money on their own, then […]
Democratic Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders appears to have resonated with Democratic donors last quarter and is now neck in neck with Hillary Clinton in his ability to raise funds. He may even have an edge. […]
Carly Fiorina’s 2010 run against Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer ended in defeat, but after the election was over, she proceeded to take campaign funds to first reimburse her personal contributions to the campaign. Staff who […]
Republican Presidential candidates will soon be searching heavily for donors, as the critical quarterly fundraising deadline of September 30th nears ever closer. The debate on Wednesday night will be of utmost importance for candidates, as […]
Three of Jeb Bush’s top fundraisers have quit his presidential campaign team under unclear circumstances in a shocking move that raises fresh doubts about Bush’s viability as a presidential candidate. The race for the Republican […]
While Donald Trump’s straight talking dominates the media his Republican contenders aren’t sitting on the sidelines. According to reports over the weekend the super PAC supporting former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will spend a whopping […]
America’s mega rich are funding both Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush despite the glaring contrasts between the two and the now polarizing race they’re in. Statistics from the Federal Election Commission have found that of […]
Fewer than four hundred families account for nearly half of the money being raised for the 2016 presidential election according to analysis of recent campaign contributions. Most of that money is being directed towards organizations […]
The house voted on Friday against two amendments removing anti-Net Neutrality from an important government funding proposal. One amendment was by Rep. Jose Serrano, the other Rep. Nita Lowey. Rep. Jose Serrano said, “Maybe every so […]
A new report has severely eroded the already thin credibility of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its Chair Mary Jo White, finding the head of the securities regulator “both embodies and promotes the […]
A troubling study has discovered what we’ve all thought for some time: congress, literally, does not care what you think. Professors at Princeton and Northwestern examined more than 20 years worth of data, looking to […]
Hot on the heels of revelations that Hillary Clinton failed to report tens of millions of dollars in politically related charity contributions the Federal Election Commission has declined to investigate foreign funding of a campaign […]
Headlines are starting to mount against Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. After fellow contender Rand Paul tipped a major scandal to drop against the former First Lady, revelations broke that Clinton’s numerous charities had been […]