The Super Influence of Super-PACs
We look at the influence of super PACs since a Supreme Court decision last year allowed for the unlimited financing of political campaigns by organizations and businesses.
View ArticleWho Bankrolls Romney? Big Donors, Not Small Ones
Mitt Romney had the strongest fundraising among the Republican presidential contenders last month. But a deeper look raises questions about just how strong it is in the long run. The Romney campaign is...
View ArticleLots Of GOP Money Flowing From The Texas Two
The latest reports from the Federal Election Commission shed new light on the political largesse of two Texas businessmen who have become common names in the world of Republican fundraising. With a $1...
View ArticleDoes The Case Against John Edwards Go Too Far?
Prospective jurors head to court in North Carolina on Thursday to find out whether they'll be chosen to sit in judgment of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards. Only four years ago, Edwards was running for...
View ArticleSuperDonor Backs Romney — And Gay Marriage
When it comes to campaign money, there's one industry GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney can count on: finance. Some of the single largest checks to the pro-Romney superPAC Restore Our Future come...
View ArticleWhy Lobbyists Dodge Calls From Congressmen
This story is part of our series on money in politics. We imagine the lobbyist stalking the halls of Congress trying to use cash to influence important people. But it doesn't always work that way....
View ArticleMost Campaign Money Remains Hidden In New Hampshire
With the 2012 primary less than three weeks away, candidates for state office in New Hampshire have until midnight Wednesday to file their first campaign finance reports with the Secretary of State's...
View ArticleCandidate Filings Only Part of Election Money Picture in New Hampshire
The candidates for governor are touting their fundraising ahead of Wednesday's midnight deadline to submit campaign finance. What we know so far: Republican Ovide Lamontagne says his campaign raised...
View ArticleMost N.H. Candidates Don't File Finance Reports Electronically
Campaign finance disclosures are a bedrock principle of open government, which assumes that citizens have the right to know who is paying, and how much, to affect the outcome of an election.
View ArticleNew Hampshire's Campaign Finance Debate
After the U.S. Supreme Court's "Citizens United" decision two years ago, state campaign finance laws have come under scrutiny. Now, the N.H. Attorney General has weighed in saying state restrictions on...
View ArticleOutside Spending Plays Large Role In N.H. Campaigns
In the days leading up to the Sept. 11 primary, a Manchester-based political action committee called New Hampshire Republicans for Freedom and Equality launched a direct-mail campaign to support the...
View ArticleNew Filings Show Finances for Candidates, But Not For Independent Groups
The political ad barrage is here. Watch a TV show or check out a YouTube video and you’re likely to see the commercials. Same goes for fliers in the mail or yard signs on street corners. Those ads and...
View ArticleOutside Spending on New Hampshire Governor's Race Continues To Rise
In what will likely be the most expensive gubernatorial campaign in New Hampshire history, independent political groups supporting candidates Maggie Hassan and Ovide Lamontagne have reserved nearly...
View ArticleN.H. Congressmen Lag In Campaign Fundraising
The latest campaign finance reports show New Hampshire's Republican congressmen lagging behind their Democratic challengers in fundraising.
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Hassan's Win Powered By $11 Million In Outside Spending
Enlarge image Credit Paul Filippov By the time her victory over Ovide Lamontagne in the 2012 governor's race was in the books, Maggie Hassan had raised more than $1.9 million in contributions from some...
View ArticleThe Impact of “Citizens United” on the 2012 Elections
Early on, predictions were that this twenty-ten U.S. Supreme Court decision would lead outside groups to play an outsized role in our elections, by allowing unlimited political spending. But now, some...
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