2008 Presidential Election & Fundraising News

  • Immigration overhaul called a vital issue (9 Feb 2010 06:50)

    ... play a pivotal role in key mid-term election races in November, according to a new ... R-Ariz., just two years ago his party's presidential candidate. "Immigration reform is a litmus test ... of California's Central Valley in between his fundraising trips to Los Angeles. But their mere ...

  • Spreading the GOP Wealth With an Eye on 2012 (9 Feb 2010 05:55)

    ... early to line up support for a presidential run, so its not surprising that several ... Reps. Mark Kirk (Ill.) and Special election candidates such as newly sworn-in Sen. Scott ... PACs are affiliated and share the same fundraising limits so, for example, a person who ...

  • More GOP promotion: Fox News lets Hayworth plug his website (9 Feb 2010 03:37)

    ... appearances during his campaign in the special election for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat, Scott ... another victory for Obama." DickMorris.com included a fundraising plea "to help us raise $300,000 for ... administration officials, former and potentially future GOP presidential candidates, and Republican strategists on Fox's payroll ...

  • Why the Media Ignored a Scandal (9 Feb 2010 07:11)

    ... secrets to Communist China in exchange for campaign cash? Censored. Barney Frank's role in the ... Has anyone ever run a more corrupt presidential campaign than Barack Obama? They turned off ... the trackback I.D. software on the Obama fundraising site, allowing millions in illegal contributions to ...

  • Ex-King aide to run for attorney general (9 Feb 2010 10:49)

    ... which requires 60 votes. Republican Scott Browns election to the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts ... senator from Alabama is holding 70 important presidential nominations for ransom, because he wants sweetheart ... challengers. Gibbons turned in an impressive fourth-quarter fundraising report last month, raking in more than ...

  • Clinton hammers on Obama's gun, religion remarks (8 Feb 2010 12:31)

    ... of the next clash over the Democratic presidential nomination, is a state of somewhat-rusting industry ... away from us at a very expensive fundraising campaign event in a very upscale location ... can capture the major states in general elections on November 4, when Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, ...

  • Televised Blair House health summit Feb. 25 - Hildebrand calls Dems to arms on campaign finance -- White House briefed GOP on Christmas Day custody -- Gibbs says next presser will be daytime TV (8 Feb 2010 14:22)

    ... Consultants” memo yesterday to 200 political and fundraising consultants, with the subject line, “Preparing for ... is stalled. Candidates who support the Fair Elections Now Act can run with this message: ... of dollars by pressing them to carry presidential news conferences in prime time. Problem solved: ...

  • Henry Olsen: The Way of the Whigs? (8 Feb 2010 15:12)

    ... Browns improbable win in the Massachusetts Senate election is the latest and most dramatic evidence ... the specter of a serious independent, populist presidential candidacy for the first time in a ... ballot in 50 states. They lack the fundraising and volunteer infrastructures that a major party ...

  • Bayh a tough sell in Indiana (8 Feb 2010 07:02)

    ... losses may be in the fall midterm elections, Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh's suddenly shaky bid ... of the two-term senator, who once had presidential ambitions. Despite Mr. Bayh's once carefully cultivated ... starting late, has yet to get his fundraising going, and faces an incumbent with $13 ...

  • McCain protects right flank as primary looms (4 Feb 2010 12:01)

    ... August primary than in the November general election, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has moved to ... moved to the right since his unsuccessful presidential bid. To shore up his right flank, ... million in the bank. Hayworth hasnt started fundraising yet, but his campaign said that it ...

  • Obama Admits Health Reform May Stall in Congress (6 Feb 2010 02:30)

    ... speaks during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event in Washington. President Barack Obama, who ... that's how democracy works. There will be elections coming up, and they'll be able to ... "The time has come for more forceful presidential leadership," Neas said. This story appeared in ...

  • Obama admits health care overhaul may die on Hill (5 Feb 2010 22:12)

    ... speaks during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event in Washington. President Barack Obama, who ... that's how democracy works. There will be elections coming up, and they'll be able to ... "The time has come for more forceful presidential leadership," Neas said. Obama must explain more ...

  • Candidates share visions for county Republican party (6 Feb 2010 01:10)

    ... in the Democratic primaries for the partys presidential nomination, Democratic voter turnout in Harris County ... the party dominant in 2010 and 2012 elections. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett moderated the ... opinions as they want. What are your fundraising plans for the HCRP? Hubbard: Its a ...

  • Pols cool to public-financed campaigns (3 Feb 2010 08:35)

    ... - Backers of public financing for congressional elections are making a new push, triggered by ... candidates who agree to limit their private fundraising to $100 per donor. Durbin's proposal would ... a public financing plan in place for presidential races, and the two biggest names to ...

  • SPIN METER: Pols cool to public-financed campaigns (3 Feb 2010 08:30)

    ... unlimited amounts of their treasury money on election ads, public financing advocates saw an opportunity. ... candidates who agree to limit their private fundraising to $100 per donor. Durbin's proposal would ... a public financing plan in place for presidential races, and the two biggest names to ...

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