For some reason President Obama's campaign deleted two tweets quickly after posting them Tuesday, but the reasons remain shrouded in mystery. When Sunlight called the campaign to ask about the deletions, an aide said that no one could talk about them over the phone. Hmm? Is there something we're missing here?
We had to email our questions to the press office. At press time, we were still awaiting illumination. Now that we have received it, you, dear readers, are among the first to know:
UPDATE, 8:30 p.m.: At 6:30 p.m. we got an email ...
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 8/15/2012
Policy Intern Adeeb Sahar wrote this post. Here is your serving of today’s transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related... View Article
Continue readingProfile: Rick Crawford
| Party: Republican |
| State and District: Arkansas 1 |
| Born: Jan. 22, 1966, Homestead Base, FL |
| Campaign cash raised: $2,342,833 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $320,270 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $147,800 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $399,192 / $50,368 |
| At-risk in November? Yes |
| Outside group spending: $10,000 in support/$14,941 in opposition |
| Net worth in 2010: $101,003 to $215,000 |
| Net worth in 2011: -$349,998 to $669,995 |
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Profile: Lou Barletta
| Party: Republican |
| State and District: Pennsylvania, 11 |
| Born: Jan. 28, 1956, Hazelton, PA |
| Campaign cash raised: $2,270,918 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $383,927 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $146,900 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $273,194 / $62,852 |
| At-risk in November? No |
| Outside group spending: $387 in opposition |
| Net worth in 2010: $169,105 to $2,613,998 |
| Net worth in 2011: -$5,603,898 to $1,867,993.00 |
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What do rich political donors get for their contributions?
A major feature of this year’s election cycle has been the focus on the super-wealthy individuals whose million dollar checks are funding the super PACs. It’s not a new story that campaign contributions are incredibly concentrated and come from the very rich. As I documented in December, just 1% of 1% of Americans (actually 26,783 individuals) accounted for about one quarter of all political donations to candidates in 2010. All contributed at least $10,000. But the question has always been: what do rich political donors get for their contributions?
Continue readingIn Wisconsin Senate primary, outside groups backing Neumann fall short
In the month leading up to the Wisconson primary, outside spending groups poured more than $3.8 million into the state, much of it aimed at boosting former Rep. Mark Neumann's unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination. But while Neumann's numbers fizzled last night, there are signs that point to even more spending as the November election approaches.
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who won the nomination with 34 percent in the four-way race, was an early favorite and held the lead throughout the primary, according to some polls. But as outside spending accelerated, poll numbers changed rapidly, with ...
Continue readingThere Oughta Be a Law
As the pundits debate what the addition of Paul Ryan to the GOP presidential ticket means for the race, one... View Article
Continue reading39% of Office of Legal Counsel Opinions Kept from the Public
by Daniel Schuman and Adeeb Sahar The Department of Justice is withholding from online publication 39% (or 201) of its... View Article
Continue readingProfile: Kevin Yoder
| Party: Republican |
| State and District: Kansas, 3 |
| Born: Jan. 8, 1976, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Campaign cash raised:$3,468,543 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $595,699 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $109,900 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $679,873 / $310,963 |
| At-risk in November? No |
| Outside group spending: None reported |
| Net worth in 2010: -$228,993 to $44,996 |
| Net worth in 2011: -$449,992 to $29,995.00 |
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Profile: David Schweikert
| Party: Republican |
| State and District: Arizona, 5 |
| Born: March 3, 1962 Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Campaign cash raised: $3,221,285 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $500,399 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $121,599 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $498,374 / $165,540 |
| At-risk in November? No |
| Outside group spending: $8,676 in support / $386,342 in opposition |
| Net worth in 2010: $1,480,029 to $10,849,994 |
| Net worth in 2011: $290,014 to $5,299,996 |
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