Fundraising

Obama Fundraising Off Wright-Race Speech

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

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Christina Bellantoni

Sen. Barack Obama's latest fundraising drive -- own a "piece of history." And by history, the campaign means a DVD copy of his speech on race. ...

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Clinton On Target To Raise $10 Million In 24 Hours

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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On MSNBC just now, top Hillary adviser Terry McAuliffe claimed that by the end of today, the Hillary campaign will have raised $10 million since she w...

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Obama is flush, Clinton in debt

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton is struggling with debt, Barack Obama would like to turn his whopping financial advantage into primary victo...

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FirstGiving: Putting Generosity Online

Mark Sutton | Posted 04.19.2008 | Living

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Mark Sutton

Firstgiving CEO Mark Sutton shares a conversation with Marc Turgeon, a father who is using the Firstgiving Web site to raise funds for children and adults with autism, pervasive developmental disorder and related disorders.

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Building the Progressive Movement with SNAP

John Riley | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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John Riley

Not all PACs deserve a bad name. Here at Yale University, a student run political action committee in its second electoral cycle is actually trying to...

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The Small Donor Fallacy

Jay Mandle | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

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Jay Mandle

It's a sign of the times that private fundraising so dwarfs the public finance limits that public financing pledges have come back to haunt the candidates.

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Clinton Raises $3Million In 24 Hours

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has raised more than $3M in less than 24 hours, reaching the goal she set after her three wins on Tuesday night. The ...

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Donors Shift Support From Clinton To Obama

McClatchy | Greg Gordon | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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Last September, Gina Jorasch recruited friends to attend a California fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, mugged for a photo with the New York senator, wr...

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McCain Raises $12 Million In February

CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics

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Likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain raised a little over $12 million in February, two campaign sources tell CNN's John King. That comp...

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Six Questions For Saving Second Entrepreneurs Marisa Lee and Liana Guzman

Posted 02.20.2008 | Home

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While raising funds and forming meaningful relationships with individual and corporate donors has certainly presented its own set of difficulties, finding people who share a passion for our mission, and whom we can trust to represent and effectively run our organization has been our greatest challenge.

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Clinton Raised Million Dollars A Day For First Half Of February

USA Today | Mark Memmott | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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USA TODAY's Susan Page passes along a news nugget about Democrat Hillary Clinton's financial status from a conference call held by the Clinton camp. ...

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Drawn-Out Primary Fight Will Weaken Crucial DNC Fundraising Efforts

Huffington Post | Thomas Edsall and Amanda Michel | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Clinton Is Right For The Rich And Obama Is Right For Everyone Else

Simon Sinek | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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Simon Sinek

Now that we're down to two leading candidates, Clinton's and Obama's respective brand positions are clear: Clinton is the luxury brand and Obama is has mass market appeal.

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Obama Downloads $7.9 Million from MoveOn and Web Donors

Ari Melber | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Barack Obama just shattered another grassroots fundraising record, drawing over $7.9 million in a two-day juggernaut ending Thursday. The large haul,...

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Allegations Of Underperformance Prompt Primary Challenges To Kucinich

James Freedman | Posted 02.04.2008 | Home

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James Freedman

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) was still running for president two weeks ago, despite polling in the single-digits and being excluded from debates...

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Clinton Co-Chair Took Checks From Rezko

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

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LOS ANGELES — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a national co-chair of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, banked at least $7,500 in polit...

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Sam Stein

Democrats In Congress Raise Record Campaign Cash For 2008

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

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With a preponderance of attention being paid to the 2008 presidential campaign, the Senate races being waged during this cycle have gone largely ignor...

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Mitt Romney, Meg Whitman and the Failed CEO Campaign

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Meg Whitman, Romney and their Fortune 500 crowd implied that their success at Bain, eBay, et al, would translate into a winning campaign. This has not happened. At all.

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Top Giuliani Staffers To Go Without Pay

Associated Press | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics

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About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, aides said Friday, a sign of possible money trouble for...

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Into The Lion's Den: Obama Planning High-Dollar NYC Fundraiser

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Where will Barack Obama go the day after New Hampshire? Right into the heart of Sen. Clinton's financial heartland, New York City. The campaign has ...

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Iowa Results Scrambles The Money Game

NY Times | LESLIE WAYNE | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Victories by Senator Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee in Iowa have not only upset political calculations, they have also upset the money game and spurre...

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Obama, Huckabee Wooing Their Rivals' Donors

Washington Post | Matthew Mosk | Posted 01.05.2008 | Politics

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Shortly after securing first place in Iowa's Democratic caucuses and giving an impassioned victory speech, Sen. Barack Obama dialed up some of his riv...

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The Appeal of Ron Paul

Dave Johnson | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

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Dave Johnson

Ron Paul says the war is wrong and illegal and must be stopped. He says we have to enforce the Constitution above all. And surprise of surprises, he is drawing support.

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Ron Paul's $20 Million 4th Quarter Rivals Hillary

Bloomberg | Kristin Jensen | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Presidential candidate Ron Paul raised almost $20 million for his campaign in the last three months, potentially outpacing every one of his Republican...

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Grammar With Our Politics in 2008? Don't Hold Your Breath!

Jane Wells | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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Jane Wells

After eight years of the Great Decider, with his legendary malapropisms, would it be too much for the DNC to wow the electorate with some decent grammar?

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