This week, the ongoing impact of money on our politics made a starring appearance on the national stage. In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker fought off a bid to recall him, aided by an eight-to-one fundraising advantage over his Democratic opponent. In the presidential race, Mitt Romney's campaign announced it had raised nearly $77 million in May, close to $17 million more than the combined take of President Obama and the Democratic National Committee. The Obama camp trumpeted the fact that its average donation was just over $50, but admitted in a fundraising email: "We got beat." And a new poll showed that the approval rating for the Supreme Court, responsible for the super-PAC-unleashing Citizens United ruling, had dipped to a 25-year low, with three-quarters of Americans saying the justices allow personal or political views to influence their decisions. The justices will, of course, object. But if so... overruled.
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign announced on Thursday that it had ended the month of February with roughly $7.3 million, all without the former Ma...
WASHINGTON -- A spokeswoman for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that Romney raised $11.5 million in February, his second...
If January's trend lines held through February, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign ran out of money two days ago. The former Massachusetts govern...
Presidential candidates have combined to raise more than $275 million this cycle, preparing for a campaign likely to be the costliest ever. The can...
WASHINGTON -- On Jan. 31, candidate campaign committees and super PACs revealed how much money they raised and where they spent it during the final th...
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised $24 million during the last three months of 2011. Romney's campaign ann...
WASHINGTON -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads the crucial race for big-money fundraisers in the Republican presidential primary. Since Apr...