Democratic Fundraising

Nancy Pelosi: 'Just Win, Baby'

ABC/Yahoo! News | Posted 05.15.2012

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became the most powerful woman in American history when she was sworn in as Speaker of the House in 2007. She lost that p...

Desperately Seeking Their Own Rove

Posted 05.25.2011

By Peter H. Stone Center for Public Integrity Democrats are in a defensive crouch. They have no Karl Rove. Instead, they have David Brock, Bill Burt...

2010 Midterm Elections: Democrats Optimistic About Party Fundraising Efforts, Voter Turnout Operations

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

ST. LOUIS — Vice President Joe Biden boldly predicted Friday that voters would reject a "Republican tea party" of extreme candidates and Democra...

Chuck Schumer Is New York's Fundraising Champion

nydailynews.com | By Michael Mcauliff | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON - Andrew Cuomo may be on a record fund-raising pace, but he doesn't have the best-heeled campaign in New York. Chuck Schumer does. The D...

Hassan Nemazee, Democratic Fundraiser, Gets 12 Years In Prison

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — A wealthy Manhattan investment banker and former top Democratic fundraiser was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for defraudin...

Some House Dem Incumbents Lagging Challengers In Fundraising

Washington Independent | Rachel Rose Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011

It's typical for sitting House members to outraise their prospective challengers, especially this far out from Election Day. They have the advantage o...

Sam Stein

DNC Raises $11.5 Million In October, Outpacing RNC

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

The Democratic National Committee raised $11.5 million during the month of October, a party source tells the Huffington Post. The haul, the source s...

Hassan Namezee, Democratic Fundraiser, Faces Fraud Allegations In NY

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Prosecutors have leveled new allegations against a wealthy fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats, claiming he paid b...

Dems Raise Money to "Send Cheney Packing" Back to Wyoming

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011

Christina Bellantoni

The DNC is going after Dick Cheney with a new fundraising pitch -- asking supporters to donate money for a one-way bus ticket to send the former vice president back to Wyoming.

Dems Take Out $10 Million Credit Line To Fund Wave

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

Hoping to maximize congressional gains, the DNC is taking out a $10 million line of credit to split equally between the House and Senate campaign comm...

Obama Could Raise $500 Million In Final Two Months Of Campaign

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Sen. Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing for his presidential campaign clears the way for him to outspend Sen. John McCain by 3-to-1 or ...

Democrats Struggling To Finance Convention

New York Times | LESLIE WAYNE | Posted 05.25.2011

The Democratic Party is struggling to raise money for its convention in Denver on Aug. 25-28, with fund-raising by the host committee falling far shor...

Drawn-Out Primary Fight Will Weaken Crucial DNC Fundraising Efforts

Huffington Post | Thomas Edsall and Amanda Michel | Posted 05.25.2011

DNC Executive Director Tom McMahon issued a response to this article, which you can find at the end of this post. The longer the primary fight betwe...

Democrats' 08 Election Problem: Too Many GOP Targets

Politico | John Bresnahan and Josh Kraushaar | Posted 05.25.2011

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee began the year with lots of money, some promising recruits and the political winds in its favor. But ...