One of Ted Cruz's many, many super PACs, Stand ForTruth, had the "truthfulness" of its ads questioned by Marco Rubio's campaign, igniting a feud that's still ongoing.
Continue readingThe super PACs behind Ted Cruz’s fundraising juggernaut
There are eight active super PACs supporting Ted Cruz, more than any other candidate. Here's a rundown of the big money being spent on his behalf.
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 readingThere are now 8 super PACs supporting Ted Cruz’s 2016 run
With the formation of Stand ForTruth, Inc., there are now eight super PACs supporting Ted Cruz's presidential bid.
Continue readingSuper PAC supporting Lindsey Graham drops $1 million on ads
Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham has struggled in the polls, but a pro-Graham super PAC isn’t giving up, making its second-biggest ad buy to date.
Continue readingThe perplexing case of the Ted Cruz super PACs
Most presidential candidates have one or perhaps two super PACs championing their cause. Why does Ted Cruz have six?
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.
Continue readingWhat FEC filings show about 2016 candidates
Candidates for president offered the first detailed look at their campaign finances yesterday. While Hillary Clinton is running away with the money race for Democrats, the competition for cash is much tighter on the Republican side.
Continue readingAmong 2016 hopefuls, who’s the biggest political giver?
Donald Trump has doled out almost $1 million in personal contributions to other candidates and committees, while Carly Fiorina has contributed a little over $183,000.
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