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A look at the Democratic super PAC targets

by Jake Harper

investigations

Sep 6, 2012 1:55 pm

Two of the guests at an exclusive brunch Wednesday where Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel attempted to steer donors toward Priorities USA, the super PAC supporting President Barack Obama's reelection campaign, are seasoned campaign bankrollers -- one of them with a past that leans Republican.

A look at the campaign giving histories of New York investor Orin Kramer and Chartwell Hotels CEO George Tsunis, identified by the New York Times as having heard Emanuel's official debut as a pitchman for the super PAC, gives an example of the type of donors Democrats are targeting as they try to catch up ...

South Dakota forms Task Force on open Government

by Guest Blogger Sep 6, 2012 10:22 am

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the guest blogger and those providing comments are theirs alone and do not reflect the... View Article

2Day in #OpenGov 9/6/2012

by Matt Rumsey Sep 6, 2012 8:41 am

NEWS ROUNDUP: Government Press wants Manning transparency: over 30 news outlets filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals... View Article

First lady courts LGBT donors over lunch

by Keenan Steiner

investigations

Sep 5, 2012 10:00 pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After a rousing convention speech Tuesday night that, among other things, commended LGBT Americans for their courage to marry, Michelle Obama spent about an hour Wednesday at a downtown Charlotte Marriott courting well-heeled gay donors.

According to one political consultant and LGBT activist there, she knocked it out of the park. “It was like a conversation in a living room almost,” said Palm Springs, Calif. LGBT activist and political consultant Greg Rodriguez.

That may be important, as a recent analysis showed that one in six bundlers for President Obama are gay. Another report identified 33 gay bundlers ...

Convention Report: No Sleep ‘til Acceptance Speech

by Liz Bartolomeo Sep 5, 2012 7:18 pm

Two point five. That’s the numbers of hours I slept Tuesday night and just about the percentage of convention events... View Article

Filming OpenGov Champions: Liz Barry

by Tiina Knuutila Sep 5, 2012 2:26 pm

As Sunlight’s Video production Director it is my delight to be producing an ongoing video series called OpenGov Champions, featuring... View Article

In Terms of Transparency, the First Step is Admitting There is a Problem

by Lisa Rosenberg Sep 5, 2012 2:19 pm

In its platform, released yesterday, the Democratic Party decrees that, “We are committed to the most open, efficient, and accountable... View Article

Democratic convention watch: Join the conversation tonight

by Kathy Kiely

investigations

Sep 5, 2012 1:33 pm

The Sunlight Foundation is at the Democratic convention, literally and virtually, and you can join us online Wednesday and Thursday nights. Sunlight Live screenshot

Our colleagues in Charlotte, Liz Bartolomeo and Keenan Steiner, are following the (oops - did we see corporate? And super PAC? yes we did!) money at all the parties. They can't possibly make all 400+ that we've got in our Party Time database. But they are doing their best. See something we don't know about? Let us know!

And we are exposing the Democrats to Sunlight at night via Sunlight Live. This platform enables our team to ...