When looking at inside-the-Beltway influence, pro-Keystone XL advocates dwarf pipeline opponents by a wide margin.
Continue readingKoch-backed group books next round of ads, goes big in N.H.
Freedom Partners, a political group allied with billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, has booked millions of dollars of new air time in New Hampshire and five other states, according to ad documents.
Continue readingMucho dinero for broadcast ads in Arizona and Colorado; nada at Spanish-language stations
Since the beginning of July, groups have bought millions of dollars worth of TV air time in Arizona and Colorado, but not one dime has gone towards ad time at Spanish language stations.
Continue readingCampaign Intelligence: It’s summertime . . . And the pols are trash-talking
The summer season is a busy one for the political air wars. A look at the latest findings on Political Ad Sleuth and Ad Hawk.
Continue readingKoch-backed Latino outreach group spends big in Miami House race
A Koch-backed group that's appealing to Hispanics is buying big in a south Florida congressional race.
Continue readingPhiladelphia story: How tech and toilers are keeping democracy alive
Philadelphia is the site of an ambitious effort to trace political propaganda back to its source.
Continue readingGrab your ear plugs: Political advertisers have buys all the way through Nov. 4
New filings in competitive Senate races — in states that did not previously share their political ad documents online — reveal which markets third party groups are targeting
Continue readingInfluence Analytics : Greenhouse gases, part II
A look at Sunlight's influence trackers shows that, on the controversial issue of global warming, the courts and the agencies are not the only place where the action is.
Continue readingSleuthing political ads in competitive Senate races
Television broadcast stations around the country are opening their political files for the first time, and Sunlight's tracking the most notable happenings across the country.
Continue readingDark money in North Carolina’s Hagan-Tillis Senate race: 4,086 ad spots at WBTV
Outside groups bought virtually all the ads one Charlotte TV station has aired in North Carolina's hotly contested Senate race, and nearly half the dollars they spent haven't been reported to the Federal Election Commission.
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