Tea Party Re-Flexes Its Muscle
With a PAC at its disposal, the group, which raised $12.2 million from June 2010 to May 2011, will be free to make direct contributions to campaigns and fund express-advocacy ads.
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States Target Politically Active Nonprofits
The groups receiving letters included Crossroads GPS, the conservative nonprofit organized by GOP operative Karl Rove and allied with the American Crossroads super PAC; the GOP-friendly American
People on the Move
Martinez was a senior adviser to Rubio’s Reclaim America PAC and to Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign.
Political Spending Sets New Records During Tumultuous Year
April 22: The leading super PAC backing Obama, Priorities USA Action, seeks help from former President Bill Clinton to help it offset the substantial fundraising advantage enjoyed by pro-GOP super
The Most Expensive House and Senate Races of 2012
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic-aligned Majority PAC combined to spend about $8 million. Connecticut: Democratic Rep. Christopher S. Murphy vs.
Scientist, Farmer Brings Tea Party Sensibility to House
With the help of Paul and a super PAC, he won the seven-way primary with 45 percent of the vote and cruised to a general election victory.
Shop Talk: NRCC Fills Out Senior Leadership Team
Jenny first joined the NRCC in 2005 as PAC Director. In January 2007, Jenny moved to the other side of Capitol Hill and worked as the PAC Director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Group DeMint Founded Has No Plans to Replace the Departing Senator
But on July 1 of this year, the SCF amended its organizational statement and disassociated itself as DeMint’s leadership PAC.
GOP Consultants Seek to Regain Control
They have created a super PAC and expect to have a much larger presence this coming cycle.
Mayors, Brady Group Try to Swing Pendulum on Guns
The mayors’ group has only spent a touch more than the Brady Campaign — about $150,000 per year — but it is bolstered by Bloomberg’s high profile, billionaire war chest and new super PAC that spent
Colbert-Controlled Groups Ship Money to Campaign Watchdogs
election cycles,” said Legal Center President Trevor Potter in a statement, referring to Colbert’s satirical super PAC and its affiliated nonprofit.
House Ethics Confirms Cases of Owens, Schock
asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether Schock violated campaign finances law by asking House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., to contribute $25,000 to the anti-incumbent super PAC
RNC Announces Postelection Self-Examination
issues presidential primaries lessons learned from Democratic campaign tactics Politico first reported the news and also noted that a similar self-examination is occurring with the Republican super PAC
Think Tanks or Partisan Advocates? Distinction Is Getting Harder to See
The think tanks are competing for donations with a new set of players such as Priorities USA Action, a Democratic super PAC, and the conservative grass-roots Americans for Prosperity, which says it raised
Big Donors Poured Eleventh-Hour Contributions Into Super PACs
Priorities USA Action, the super PAC backing President Barack Obama, collected $15.2 million and spent just less than $21 million during that period, while the Restore Our Future super PAC, which
Tea Party Favorites May Jockey to Fill DeMint’s Role
Lee’s PAC has not had the effect of the Senate Conservatives Fund, an independent super PAC that started out as DeMint’s leadership PAC.
Rules of the Game: Unions Leveraging Election Day Wins
The labor group’s president, Richard Trumka, in particular, is making good on his promise last year on unveiling the Workers’ Voice super PAC to shift the federation’s focus from elections tied to the
South Carolina for Stephen Colbert?
Colbert has a super PAC and fundraising chops.
Deciphering Capitol Hill
The group got the ball rolling just before the elections by exploring the origin of “super PAC,”and it has since worked on chipping away at headline-grabbing jargon —“Electoral College” (Nov. 6),
Heritage Foundation’s Star Will Rise With DeMint
DeMint founded the super PAC but no longer as a role with it.