Archive for the 'Campaign Finance' Category

24
Oct

McCain shows us how he spends tax dollars

So, you might be wondering what the McCain campaign is spending its taxpayer-supplied money on these days. We know the RNC is chucking buckets of cash at Sarah Palin’s wardrobe but all the fancy clothes in the world still can’t hide crazy. But what about the McCain campaign and their spending priorities? Who is the [...]

19
Oct

What could you do with a $150 million?

No it is not another bailout plan in congress.  Barack Obama’s campaign raised $150 million in September, setting yet another record.
What’s most impressive is where this money is coming from.  Sure there are large donors, corporations, and PACS (as there are in any presidential campaign from a major party).   In September the campaign added 632,000 [...]

04
Sep

Obama Cashing In

Gov. Sarah Palin gave a great speech last night.  She delivered the pre-written speech very well. Well enough that with Independent voters and women, she came across condescending and sarcastic.  But not only did she energize the GOP base, but apparently, she energized Barack Obama’s as well.
The Obama has confrimed a report from Ben Smith [...]

16
Aug

$50 Milllion Dollar Man

For the second straight month, Democrat Barack Obama far out distances John McBush McCain in fund raising.  Yesterday it was reported that McCain raised $27 million.  Meanwhile, Obama rakes in $51 million for the month of July.
So Obama out-raised McCain $51 million to $27 million.  Further, the DNC has reported a $27 million haul, compared [...]

14
Aug

Troops donations heavily favor Obama

The Republican often speaks as if they own the U.S. military and the media is usually complicit in this pernicious falsehood. We now have hard evidence that exposes that myth for what it is — a myth.
According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received [...]

17
Jul

Obama $52 Million June

Wow. The media was wayyyyy off in their Obama fundraising efforts for the month of June. The Obama campaign told them they were, and they were.
The Obama campaign has reported a total of $52 million in contribution for the month of June. The media previously reported the Obama campaign around $30 million, [...]

19
Jun

Obama Opts out of Public Financing

Is anyone really surprised? Democrat Barack Obama has made the decision and will announce it Thursday morning that he will opt out of public financing.
Now, John McBush McCain will go on a bit of a rampage about broken promises, but the bottom line here is, McBush McCain and the GOP not only expected this, [...]

06
Jun

Political News round-up

Senator Obama rallied with 10,000 supporters in northern Virginia yesterday. Campaigning with Obama was freshman Virginia Senator [and current leader in the 3bluedudes VP poll] Jim Webb. Then he moved on to coal country in southwest Virginia, a tough area for national Democrats but one former Governor Mark Warner, current Governor Tim Kaine and Webb [...]

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