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Monday was a big filing day for PACs and other political groups

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Kimberly Adams and Meredith Garretson
Apr 19, 2024
Earlier this week, political campaigns and PACs had to turn in numbers on spending and fundraising to the Federal Election Commission.
"Having cash on hand becomes an important metric for understanding how much by way of resources a campaign or a PAC has yet to spend," said University of Mary Washington's Rosalyn Cooperman.
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Did Jan. 6 change corporate giving?

by Dylan Miettinen
Jan 6, 2022
A lot of companies promised to change their political giving following the insurrection.
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Hedge fund managers spend it up for candidates

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 11, 2016
Ted Cruz and Hilary Clinton are the top recipients of hedge-fund campaign dollars.
Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is one of the top recipients of hedge-fund campaign dollars.
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When a candidate exits, what happens to the cash?

by Sally Herships
Feb 2, 2016
An ex-candidate's super PAC is flush with donors' money, but no place to go.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley tells a small gathering of supporters that he will suspend his presidential campaign February 1, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. 
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The steady flow of money feeding the presidential race

by Scott Tong
Feb 2, 2016
A closer look at the super PACs behind it all.
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Outside groups are moving onto political parties' turf

by David Gura
Nov 3, 2014
Not just with advertising, but with organizing and messaging, too.
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Some consultants see a payday in super PACs

by David Gura
Oct 20, 2014
Consultants create super PACs to raise money and use that money to pay themselves.
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Super PACs are here to stay

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 6, 2012
Outside political groups expected to focus their dollars on post-election issues.
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A day in the life of a campaign tracker

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 30, 2012
A campaign tracker explains what it's like following and recording a political candidate.
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Citizens United and the rise of the campaign tracker

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 30, 2012
A look at the work of campaign trackers as they follow every step of political campaigns across the country.
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