Public Campaign Action Fund - Presidential election

McCain's Georgia problem (no, not that Georgia)

Adam Smith — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:55:00 +0000

Raising hundreds of millions of dollars takes a lot of time and effort. And apparently for John McCain, it means relying on someone you once called a crook.

Small donors v. big money

Adam Smith — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:58:39 +0000

David Donnelly has a new piece up at Huffington Post highlighting that while Obama may be raking in donations under $200, you only have to look to his colleagues on the Hill to see the money is coming from the same old locations.

More on the opt-out

Adam Smith — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:13:27 +0000

Yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) announced that he would opt-out of the presidential public financing system. The news got picked up far and wide.

Whatever makes sense for Romney

Adam Smith — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:14:43 +0000

Over the course of his campaign for president, former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) has often been accused of changing his personal opinions based on what's most politically expedient. His position on campaign finance reform is no different.

Putting Money on the Map

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:10:12 +0000

The FEC just released a new tool to make the campaign finance data they have on hand more accessible to and interpretable by the public. This new map feature gives a visual representation of how campaign contributions from individuals to presidential candidates are distributed by state and by zip code. Ignore that the U.S. seems to have contracted blue measles and take a look at the map!

Fundraising First

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:01:23 +0000

The presidential election is starting to feel a little like the holiday season: it comes earlier each time, costs more, and you really get sick of the commercials. Except when the elections are over, rather than being left with a mountain of holiday debt, you've got a President in debt to wealthy special interests.