Read more political donors stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21962/political-donors.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:27:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70191/gop-raises-more-cash-than-dems-in-aug.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublican campaign committees got a big fundraising bump in August, pulling in $1.7 million more than Democrats, despite being the minority party. “Republicans have been able to tap into some of the anger against Democrats in power and translate that into fundraising,” one analyst tells USA Today . “There are...http://www.newser.com/story/70191/gop-raises-more-cash-than-dems-in-aug.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 10:27:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64481/palins-haul-from-small-donors-echoes-obama-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nearly $1 million raised by Sarah Palin’s political action committee this year is not in itself all that impressive, writes Nate Silver for FiveThirtyEight.com. After all, her figures are dwarfed by Republican players with significantly less star power. But Palin’s fundraising numbers reveal a true strength: A full...http://www.newser.com/story/64481/palins-haul-from-small-donors-echoes-obama-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:45:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51670/commerce-pick-has-fundraising-skeletons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's administration surely hopes Gary Locke will prove a relatively uncontroversial pick for Commerce after the messy Bill Richardson and Judd Gregg nominations. Not likely, writes Michelle Malkin, who covered Locke for the Seattle Times when he was Washington's governor. Locke, she reminds, faced a series of probes from...http://www.newser.com/story/51670/commerce-pick-has-fundraising-skeletons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 18:30:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50367/bush-faithful-rewarded-with-plum-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Bush presidency lives on through more than 100 end-of-term appointments to a wide range of presidential panels, the Washington Post reports. The positions, many of which will outlast his successor's current term, have gone to George Bush's aides and political donors. Most are unpaid, although four top aides snagged...http://www.newser.com/story/50367/bush-faithful-rewarded-with-plum-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 8:39:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49893/its-the-small-change-we-should-believe-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 2008 election marked the death knell of post-Watergate public financing, Mark Schmitt writes for the American Prospect , but the raft of small donations that killed the system heralds a hopeful future. The public financing system was designed—and failed—to limit the influence of special interests: “Since the ability...http://www.newser.com/story/49893/its-the-small-change-we-should-believe-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 14:16:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48248/100-families-gave-100k-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s political efforts haven’t run purely on grassroots fuel: almost 100 families that gave $100,000 or more made up an “elite” group of repeat donors over the past 2 years, the Washington Post reports. Current donation rules make whopping contributions possible if donors distribute funds among several committees....http://www.newser.com/story/48248/100-families-gave-100k-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Jan 2009 12:27:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47488/wall-street-dominates-list-of-inaugural-donors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPrivate donations to defray the cost of Barack Obama's inauguration festivities total $27.3 million—and large donors, including Wall Street executives flush with bailout cash, chipped in $24.8 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. That runs counter to the vow to remain independent of special interests that led...http://www.newser.com/story/47488/wall-street-dominates-list-of-inaugural-donors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Jan 2009 13:30:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46235/bush-retracts-pardon-for-son-of-big-gop-donor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush withdrew a presidential pardon today after it emerged that the father of a convicted Brooklyn developer donated $28,500 to the Republican Party, CNN reports. The president’s counsel approved clemency for Isaac Toussie on charges of mail fraud and false statements to federal officials, White House spokeswoman Dana...http://www.newser.com/story/46235/bush-retracts-pardon-for-son-of-big-gop-donor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 16:55:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43552/small-donors-didnt-drive-his-campaign-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe little guy didn't fill Barack Obama's campaign coffers after all, a new non-partisan study says. True, almost 50% of his donations were $200 or less, but many of those donors gave again. Only about a quarter of them stopped at two C-notes, a figure in the same range as...http://www.newser.com/story/43552/small-donors-didnt-drive-his-campaign-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Nov 2008 21:12:09 CST