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vision 2020
Mar. 20, 2020
Bloomberg Bails on Anti-Trump Super-PAC Yes, 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
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
Oh God, a Trump Super-PAC Had a 12-Year-Old Girl Interview Roy Moore The America First Project wants to show “there is a wide range of people who support Roy Moore.”
By Madeleine Aggeler
It’s Too Early for Democrats to Freak Out Over Fundraising While 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
It’s Official: The 2016 Campaign Is Going Down Ballot GOP 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
election 2016
Sept. 21, 2016
Joss Whedon Doesn’t Want You to Vote for Trump The Avengers director has launched a super-pac called Save the Day.
By Nate Jones
Conservative Plutocrats Make Massive Investment in GOP Senate Races Two 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
campaign finance
Aug. 21, 2016
The Trump Campaign’s Big Fundraising Haul in July Wasn’t So Big No 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
early and often
Apr. 28, 2016
By Claire Landsbaum
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
good causes
Mar. 22, 2016
Meet the Women Working to Take Down Trump From the super-pac leaders to the parody Twitter creators.
By Marin Cogan
funny money
Oct. 23, 2015
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
2016 Candidates Buy Some Weird Stuff That $100 he gave to Tim the Balloonman could make Ben Carson’s presidential bid, right?
By Jaime Fuller
Trevor Potter Looks Back on Setting Up Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Stephen Colbert’s former lawyer Trevor Potter wrote a piece for The Washington Post this week to mark the fifth anniversary of the Supreme […]
By Megh Wright
mayors against illegal guns
Feb. 19, 2013
By Margaret Hartmann
money primary
Oct. 20, 2012
Super-PACs Prepare Final Ad Blitzes There’s still a lot of money to shove through the airwaves.
By Andre Tartar
the third terminator
Oct. 18, 2012
Mayor Bloomberg Now Has His Own PAC And a plan for influencing politics post-2014.
By Margaret Hartmann
late and often
Sept. 27, 2012
By Joe Coscarelli
early and often
May 8, 2012
Soros and Other Rich Guys to Give Dems $100M Fighting money with money, but with a twist.
By Brett Smiley
early and often
Apr. 18, 2012
By Brett Smiley
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
Following Colbert’s Lead and Fighting the Super PACs So it’s as bad as we thought. When the Colbert Report first began highlighting the looming threat of Super PACs last year, the rest of the […]
By Stephen Hoban
Colbert’s Super PAC Is More Popular Than Romney’s in Texas The Colbert Super PAC wasn’t content to simply raise a million dollars. Nope, it’s also continuing to show up actual candidates for the […]
By Hallie Cantor
Bill Maher Gave an Obama Super PAC a Buttload of Money Last Night Bill Maher announced during the San Jose performance of his “StupidCrazyPolitics” show last night that he was donating a million dollars to […]
By Hallie Cantor
occupy everywhere
Feb. 16, 2012
By Joe Coscarelli
fun-raising
Jan. 18, 2012
By Dan Amira
americans for a better tomorrow tomorrow
Jan. 17, 2012
By Brett Smiley
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
eye of newt
Jan. 13, 2012
By Brett Smiley
stuck in the mittle
Jan. 11, 2012
Pro-Gingrich Super PAC Demonizes Romney and Bain in 30-Minute Documentary Thirty minutes of Romney personally killing jobs to increase his personal wealth.
By Brett Smiley
New Ron Paul Ad Seeks to Prove He’s Not Racist Compassionate ad arrives on the heels of racially charged newsletter controversy.
By Azriel James Relph