The NRA is known for its wide-ranging campaign contributions — but its spending on ads is arguably even more powerful.
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) is the biggest and best-known of the gun rights groups, but there are other pro-gun players that are spending big money to influence U.S. politics.
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Sunlight's analysis of outside spenders' return on investment in the 2014 elections. Unlike in 2012, conservative groups got more bang for their buck while liberal supporters faced serious losses.
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The deluge of ads gives us an insight in to where the smart money is spending. And reminds us the smart money believes that going negative works.
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It's Halloween and political ads are getting scarier than ever.
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Welcome to another edition of "Influence Analytics," a recurring series on trends in lobbying and regulations — on and off Capitol Hill — that Sunlight's Reporting Group spots using our data analysis tools.
Continue readingPrivate memo reveals winding tale involving John McCain, the NRA and … condors
On July 30, 2013, John McCain called the ATF to speak with Director B. Todd Jones. McCain wanted to talk about condors. What happened next is a labyrinthine adventure highlighting the sometimes bizarre nature of American politics.
Continue readingBig guns, big money and California
Though California has some of the nation's toughest gun control laws, gun rights groups have a big money footprint there.
Continue readingMoney can’t buy you the NRA
Michael Bloomberg recently committed $50 million to a gun control effort to “outmuscle” the NRA. But Bloomberg is ignoring the fact that money alone won't buy you the NRA.
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