Campaign Money Watch

Obama's Lesson on Campaign Finance

Jim Jaffe | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


Jim Jaffe

If you don't have enough friends to donate their time or money to help elect you, it is extremely unlikely that you'll later have enough friends to vote you into office.

Sam Stein

McCain-The-Gambler Ad To Hit Swing States

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


The clean-election group Campaign Money Watch announced just now that a new ad going after McCain for his ties to the gambling industry, will be airin...

Mr. B, You Ain't seen Nothin' Yet

Brian Oxman | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics


Brian Oxman

The terrible truth is that you, Mr. B., will be unable to deliver the goods.

Call him Big Money Mitch

David Donnelly | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

The voters in Kentucky are beginning to sour on their Senator Mitch McConnell. Three polls in a week show him in a battle for re-election -- all show his lead within the margin of error.

You Can Hear Me Now

David Donnelly | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

The McCains got two cellphone towers built right on their property by Verizon and AT&T -- two companies that have given John McCain both hundreds of thousands in campaign contributions.

McCain Campaign Rewrites Keating Scandal

David Donnelly | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

The Keating Five connections are very troubling for what they mean today -- both on economic philosophy and on McCain's willingness to get cozy with special interests.

Recklessness, Corruption, and Greed is Not Only Found on Wall Street, Sen. McCain

David Donnelly | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

He's right about the cause of the crisis, but the recklessness, corruption, and greed also happened about 225 miles or so to the south, in Washington. And it hits very, very close to home for McCain.

Prebuttal: McCain's Reform Credentials Have Turned to Sand

David Donnelly | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

The John McCain who fought for campaign finance reform in the past is not the same John McCain speaking tonight. Here's what he'll claim, and what the truth really is.

McCain's Oil Money Gusher Spreads Cross Country

David Donnelly | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

Exxon Mobil, which set a record today for the largest quarterly profit by any U.S. corporation, has paid $1.26 million to lobbyists currently working on the McCain campaign.

Anatomy of a Fundraising Gusher, or McCain's Sellout to Big Oil

David Donnelly | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

McCain's policy reversal on coastal drilling reveals much about what he's apparently willing to do for the right amount of money.

McCain's Lobbyist Loophole

David Donnelly | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

McCain's policy ignores the problem with having a campaign run by corporate and foreign lobbyists: they are happy to abandon their lobbying work temporarily to get valuable chits with the potential future president.

Obama's Small Donors vs. Congress' Big Money?

David Donnelly | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

The truth is that the public financing system for presidential races has long been outmoded and the blame for the system's failure is at Congress' doorstep, not Obama's.