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Sunlight on National Conventions

Nov. 13, 2012, 12:45 p.m.

The Sunlight Foundation was on site at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to cover the party scene, donor influence and more:

  • Sunlight's Position

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

    • RNC: GOP Platform Moves from Light to Dark

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    • Sunlight at the Conventions

      Sunlight’s hub page that ran during the conventions.

    • Convention Invitations in Political Party Time

      The full list of all fundraisers tagged ‘convention’ in the Sunlight Foundation’s Political Party Time site.

    • Map of the Parties at the 2012 DNC

    • Map of the Parties at the 2012 RNC

  • Reporting

    • The three-tiered pyramid convention

    • At Democratic super PACs briefing, strategists ask for more cash

    • Taxpayers paying for convention observers

  • Editorials

    • USA Today: At party conventions, real business is off-camera

  • TV

    • NBC: DNC courts corporate donors for convention help

    • ABC: Dems Treat Big-Money Backers Like Royalty

  • Articles

    • New York Times: For Big Givers, Cash and Clout Arrive Together

    • CNN: The party crasher: Finding where politicians, special interests meet

    • Bill Moyers: Party Time! Who’s Behind the Best Parties in Tampa?

    • Bloomberg: AT&T, Visa Plan Parties With Lawmakers at Political Conventions

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