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  1. vision 2020
    Bloomberg Bails on Anti-Trump Super-PACYes, he’s giving a relatively parsimonious $18 million to the DNC, but a lot of well-paid staffers will be left in the lurch.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. What Hurts a Political Opponent in the Age of Trump?In a news cycle jammed with scandals, party operatives are trying to figure out what sticks with voters anymore — and how to unearth those things.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  3. It’s Too Early for Democrats to Freak Out Over FundraisingWhile the DNC is struggling to keep up with the RNC in fundraising, other sources of campaign financing are more balanced, and it’s very early yet.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. It’s Official: The 2016 Campaign Is Going Down BallotGOP super-pacs are branding Democrats as “rubber stamps” for President Hillary, while Clinton and Obama call on voters to oust Trump’s enablers.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. Conservative Plutocrats Make Massive Investment in GOP Senate RacesTwo super-pacs designed to retain GOP Senate control took in $42 million last month, as Trump-averse donors focus their funds on the upper chamber.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. campaign finance
    The Trump Campaign’s Big Fundraising Haul in July Wasn’t So BigNo matter how you calculate it, the Clinton campaign and its allies are crushing Trump when it comes to raising and spending money.
    By Chas Danner
  7. early and often
    Ex-Sanders Staffers Launch Progressive PACIncluding Republicans.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  8. Is Karl Rove Secretly Falling for Donald Trump?The conservative kingmaker’s super-pac is telling donors that Trump can beat Clinton.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. Paul Ryan Tells ‘Draft Ryan’ Super-pac to Cut It OutThe speaker is not changing his mind. 
    By Samuel Lieberman
  10. Eliot Spitzer Threw Away a Whole Bunch of Money on Martin O’MalleyBut was it spent on love?
    By Samuel Lieberman
  11. ‘Black Americans’ Super-Pac Funded by White GuysSo, so white.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  12. funny money
    Totally-Not-Trump-Affiliated Super-Pac Shuts Down After Campaign Ties Surface“Mr. Trump has said he doesn’t have a super-pac. So to honor his wishes, I’m shutting my organization down.”
    By Jonah Shepp
  13. 2016
    2016 Candidates Buy Some Weird StuffThat $100 he gave to Tim the Balloonman could make Ben Carson’s presidential bid, right?
    By Jaime Fuller
  14. encounter
    Talking to Chicago Cubs Co-owner Laura RickettsThe LGBT activist loves her family a lot.
    By Marin Cogan
  15. client 9
    Anti-Spitzer Sentiment Spawns Two Super-PACsThanks again, Citizens United.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. mayors against illegal guns
    Chicago Candidate Accuses Bloomberg’s PAC of Violating FEC LawsSomebody’s upset about the mayor’s meddling.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. karl rove
    Karl Rove Admits That 2012 Was a ‘Bad Year’ for His Super-PACsBut next time will be different! 
    By Andre Tartar
  18. money primary
    Super-PACs Prepare Final Ad BlitzesThere’s still a lot of money to shove through the airwaves. 
    By Andre Tartar
  19. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Now Has His Own PACAnd a plan for influencing politics post-2014.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. late and often
    George Soros Can Spare $1 Million for Obama Super-PACHe’s donating to Priorities USA Action after all.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. super pacs
    Obama Lawyer Demands Rove-led Crossroads GPS Disclose Its DonorsFighting fund-raising with lawyering.
    By Brett Smiley
  22. early and often
    Soros and Other Rich Guys to Give Dems $100MFighting money with money, but with a twist.
    By Brett Smiley
  23. early and often
    DCCC to Unleash $32 Million Worth of Ads Against 26 GOP IncumbentsThe ads are coming.
    By Brett Smiley
  24. politics
    Republican Super-PAC American Crossroads Preparing Obama Onslaught The slime is coming.
    By Brett Smiley
  25. politics
    Eric Cantor Is in Trouble for Donating to a Super PAC The House Majority Leader’s $25,000 contribution will not go unnoticed. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  26. 2012
    Bill Maher Giving $1 Million to Obama PAC As Reelection Spending RocketsThe president outspent Mitt Romney in the month of January.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  27. occupy everywhere
    Alabama Man Registers Occupy Wall Street Super PACWhy not?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. 2012
    Obama Campaign Changes Position on Super-PACs, Will Now Embrace DonationsChange of plans.
    By Brett Smiley
  29. Video: Stephen Colbert Chases Jon Stewart to Get His $1M Super PAC BackYes, $1 million. 
    By Caroline Shin
  30. fun-raising
    Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Mock Idiotic Super PAC RulesNo coordination!
    By Dan Amira
  31. americans for a better tomorrow tomorrow
    Latest Ad by Colbert Super-PAC Promises Orgy of Pure DistortionNarrated by Sam Elliott. Maybe.
    By Brett Smiley
  32. politics
    Santorum and Romney Clash Over Super-PAC Ads [Updated]Santorum began the testy back-and-forth by calling Romney out for evading a question.
    By Brett Smiley
  33. eye of newt
    Gingrich Supporter Sheldon Adelson Denies Involvement in Anti-Romney DocumentaryAdelson is not anti-capitalist. He’s pro-Newt.
    By Brett Smiley
  34. super pacs
    Stephen Colbert to Run for President Again, Sort Of [Updated]Colbert handed over control of his super-PAC to Jon Stewart.
    By Brett Smiley
  35. stuck in the mittle
    Pro-Gingrich Super PAC Demonizes Romney and Bain in 30-Minute DocumentaryThirty minutes of Romney personally killing jobs to increase his personal wealth.
    By Brett Smiley
  36. ron paul
    New Ron Paul Ad Seeks to Prove He’s Not RacistCompassionate ad arrives on the heels of racially charged newsletter controversy.
    By Azriel James Relph