Mississippi Senate Race: Where is the National Democratic Party?
In the final U.S. Senate contest, Mississippi Democratic candidate Mike Espy hasn’t gotten much help from the national party.
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The Verdict Is In: Rejecting Corporate Cash Wins Elections
By Alex Kotch 2018 Midterms Primary category in which blog post is published
Senate Roundup: How Much Did Your Midterm Vote for Senate Cost?
By Josefa Velasquez 2018 Midterms Primary category in which blog post is published
Tens of Millions in Mystery Money Funded Final Weeks of Midterm Ads
By Alex Kotch 2018 Midterms Primary category in which blog post is published
How Much Did Your Midterm Vote Cost?
By Josefa Velasquez 2018 Midterms Primary category in which blog post is published
Evaluating the Seattle Democracy Voucher Experiment
A 2017 program showed "democracy vouchers" for Seattle elections doubled the amount of users over traditional cash donors, and that participants were more representative of the city's population in terms of income, race, and age.
Comcast’s Favorite Congressman Doesn’t Need the Money
Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon is in a safely Republican district. But as a staunch opponent of net neutrality who chairs the committee overseeing the FCC, his campaign has continued to be rewarded with telecom cash.
Former GOP Megadonor Funds Attack Ads Against White Supremacist Steve King
Hedge fund manager Seth Klarman used to donate to Republicans, but he’s on a mission to oust white supremacist Steve King and Trump stalwart Devin Nunes.
NYC Progressives Coalesce Around Campaign Finance Ballot Initiative
A coalition including national money-in-politics groups Every Voice and the public policy organization Demos, as well as good-government groups Reinvent Albany and major labor unions, rallied last week in support of a ballot initiative that seeks to strengthen New York City's campaign finance system.
Paul Ryan Visit Brings in Cash for Endangered Upstate NY Republicans
But upstate New York's John Faso and Claudia Tenney are facing challenges that money may not solve
Top GOP Lawmakers Bankroll Candidate Who Said Islam Was the Work of Satan
Dozens of Republican members of Congress have donated to the campaign of Mark Harris, a far-right evangelical who hopes to represent N.C. in the House.
Paul Ryan-Linked Super PAC Dominates Spending in Race to Choose His Replacement
Eighty-six percent of outside spending in the battleground district has come from a Ryan-aligned super PAC, whose rush of fear-mongering immigration ads are funded largely by the billionaire mega-donor Adelsons.
Facing a Consumer Advocate Challenger, Rep. Mimi Walters is Suddenly Popular With Wall Street Donors
For the first time, Walters' top donors this cycle come from the securities and investment industry, and Goldman Sachs in particular.
Members of Congress Have Raised $150 Million for Potential “Slush Funds” This Cycle
In recent years, millions of dollars that corporations and interest groups give to politicians’ leadership PACs gets spent on meals, resorts, gulf outings, and other personal expenses.
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