The attack ads both went live online on July 30 and target Senate candidate Joni Ernst for her connections to the oil industry.
Continue readingCampaign Intelligence: Super PAC spending brings home wins in Georgia primary elections
Two pro-gun groups spent $9,000 in two and one-half weeks on the winning candidate in a House primary in Georgia. The down-to-the-wire money dump marks one of the anti-establishment success stories from Tuesday’s run-off elections in Georgia.
Continue readingOne day after primary, Kentucky super PAC sets sights on Alison Lundergan Grimes
Just one day after Kentucky's primary, a pro-McConnell super PAC spent half a million on a new ad targeting Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Continue reading“Why would a little disclosure be better than a lot of disclosure?”
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., defended the DISCLOSE Act but said "congressional inaction" puts dark money regulation into the IRS' court.
Continue readingFL-19: Super PAC refunds founders $1 million, Tea Party enters race at 11th hour
It's the home stretch for Republican candidates in Florida's 19th Congressional District and the campaign finances are just as confusing as the political horse race.
Continue reading2014 races we’re watching
Using our trackers Sunlight makes it easy to track the advertisements, money and fundraisers in 2014's most pivotal races. Follow the money to see who is influencing your vote — and how much they're paying.
Continue readingUse Sunlight Tools to track civil rights issues
As the nation focuses on the 50th anniversary of the historic March for Jobs and Freedom that culminated with Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, we decided to look at the subject of civil rights through the prism of some Sunlight tools:
It's a party affair. According to searches on our Capitol Words tool, which allows users to search text on the Congressional Record, Democrats talk more often about voting rights than Republicans do. Dems also own “Martin Luther King,” “redistricting,” “voter registration,” “civil rights” “Jim Crow,” “Selma,” and “March on Washington.” Republicans talk about ...
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