As the 2016 election rolls toward November, candidates are travelling far and wide to raise money to fill their campaign... View Article
Continue readingA family affair: Jeb and Hillary’s Election 2016 fundraising, mapped
Throughout the 2016 campaign, two candidates have lapped the field when it comes to throwing fundraisers — Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton. We mapped the distances they traveled in their pursuit of campaign cash.
Continue readingWho’s winning the 2016 money race?
Yesterday night was the deadline for campaigns and PACs to file their latest campaign finance reports. Here's the rundown of who's winning the 2016 money race.
Continue readingBehind the Clinton campaign: Dark money allies
Dive deeper into the dark money supporting Clinton: the money in groups that don’t have to disclose their donors, moving from those groups to super PACs that support Clinton.
Continue readingTracking presidential campaign cash, Sunlight recaps third quarter finance reports
Yesterday was the deadline for 2016 candidates to file their third quarter campaign finance reports, and while the presidential field... View Article
Continue readingWhere are the 1% of the 1%? Big donors of elections past already fueling 2016
Earlier this year, we took a look at the biggest political donors in 2014, whom we dubbed the 1% of the 1%. As we look through campaign spending now, it’s not surprising to see those same names pop up.
Continue readingThe Trump question: How do self-financed candidates fare in elections?
We've written that the 2016 election will be BYOB — "bring your own billionaire." But could you also "be your own billionaire?"
Continue readingOutside groups, presidential committees share staff and vendors
A Sunlight Foundation analysis found that outside groups have swapped consultants, staff and vendors with several presidential campaign committees.
Continue readingOutside groups’ influence on 2016 election grows, super PAC filings show
Friday's super PAC filing deadline gave the public its first look into the outside groups fueling 2016 presidential candidates — and they look to be playing an even more outsized role in the race than ever.
Continue readingLarge amounts of money are going to presidential candidates, but not directly
More money has been raised for presidential candidates in the first six months of the 2016 election cycle than in the same period during the previous two presidential cycles, but only a fraction is directly controlled by campaigns.
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