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Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Halloween comes early
It's Halloween and political ads are getting scarier than ever.
Continue reading$10 million in political ads might be heading to a TV near you
With 40 days until the general election, party committees dropped a combined $10 million over two days, pouring money into negative ads in competitive races.
Continue readingLiberals still top list of largest super PAC donors
With control of the Senate in doubt and Republicans likely to hold on to their majority in the House, liberal power brokers are ramping up their electoral giving.
Continue readingCampaign Intelligence: Conservative money plays catch up
A recurring series on candidates, campaigns and elections in which Sunlight's Reporting Group highlights interesting stories we see developing from our data analysis tools.
Continue readingPrimary post-mortem: Intraparty squabbles still a conservative game
The dust has settled on primary season. What we've learned? The fight for the soul of the GOP is as alive as ever.
Continue readingLiberal super PAC donors gearing up; Bankers and teachers groups lurch to life
Wednesday's filing deadline at the FEC brought with it a new trove of campaign finance data. See some of the juiciest nuggets in our monthly filing round-up.
Continue readingMichael Bloomberg pours millions into abortion fight
New FEC documents from Women Vote!, a Super PAC affiliated with Emily's List, show the former Mayor gave the group a $2 million cash infusion in July.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: “Frankenfish” in Alaska, no drama in Wyoming
A look in to the money behind Tuesday's primaries in Alaska and Wyoming. We're following the political cash to show you who's spending big in these races and what they want in return.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Anti-establishment groups’ final push
As primary season begins to wind down, outside conservative groups are still pouring money into TV ads and mailers, trying to score a few upsets against longtime incumbents.
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