Support for Electronic Filing of Senate Candidates' Campaign-Finance Records Gains Momentum
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In the next few weeks leading up to Election Day, money will pour into candidates' coffers and voters will be able to see which lobby groups are trying hardest to buy their lawmakers' favor.
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Candidates in two close Senate races that will help determine which party wins a majority in November began their final month of campaigning neck-and-neck in cash, campaign finance reports filed Friday show.
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Presidential candidates have been selectively leaking their campaign fundraising numbers for the yearÃ¢ÂÂs second quarter, which ended June 30 Ã¢ÂÂ even though their official reports are not due to be filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) until Sunday, July 15. And the same is true of candidates for Senate and House races in 2008, especially those who think their money figures give them something to talk about.
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Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) picked up the first significant prize in the competition for labor union endorsements yesterday, winning the support of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) in what his advisers believe will be an important boost to his presidential primary...
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Voter databases are old hat to political campaigns. But by taking that same data and overlaying it on a map -- a technology called geographic information systems -- operatives are becoming more effective at getting out the vote. By Jacob Ogles.
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Democrats continued their fundraising dominance over Republicans in November, at least in  the two national party committees that are recruiting donors for the most competitive of the 35 Senate races on November's ballots.
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The latest campaign finance reports filed late Thursday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by the national partiesÃ¢ÂÂ House campaign committees show that both spent freely in the run-up and immediate aftermath to the Nov. 7 elections.
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Financial contributors to the campaigns of the Democratic presidential hopefuls number in the hundreds of thousands, but the names of celebrities and other public figures who opened their checkbooks naturally stand out stronger than those of the masses of rank-and-file supporters.
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Republican campaign committees had a  significant $18 million financial advantage on Democrats  heading into the final months of the November 7 election battle  for control of Congress.
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As a Washington journalist during the 90s, I made frequent treks to the Federal Election Commission to inspect cabinets full of campaign-finance reports to find out who was giving to whom.    Though some data were available through a proprietary online system, those $20-per-hour access fees added up...
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The Senate Democrats' fund-raising committee, trying to regain a Senate majority, led its Republican counterpart in contributions last month but has far less in the bank as the election approaches.
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Partisan panel debates presidential candidates' stand on technology issues.
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Presidential hopefuls starting to use blogs, social networking sites to advance their cause.
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An updated list of personal financial reports submitted by members of Congress Ã¢ÂÂ including the long-awaited filings from  top-tier 2008 presidential contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain Ã¢ÂÂ are posted online by Political MoneyLine, Congressional QuarterlyÃ¢ÂÂs Web-based publication on money and politics.
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Records produced by Washington state and county governments went online Monday in what is being called the first of its kind facility for electronically preserving state documents.
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Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama responded to his call Tuesday for help in closing the fundraising gap with New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. From noon Tuesday to 5 p.m. Wednesday, they donated more than $1 million online, according to his campaign. The Illinois Senator sent out an e-mail message to backers yesterday, setting a goal of raising $2.1 million to catch Clinton.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton got a boost to their campaigns for U.S. presidential nominations from an influential newspaper on Sunday despite setbacks in opinion polls.