Topic: election 2012

Gingrich Gets Another $5 Million from Adelson Family

Last night, The Las Vegas Sun reported that Dr. Miriam Adelson, wife of billionaire Sheldon Adelson, will donate $5 million to a super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich. Combined, the Adelsons have contributed at least $10 million to the political group.... read full article »

Flooding Florida

We’ve heard it before: the next Republican primary is on the horizon and the super PACs devoted to getting certain candidates elected (or to making sure others don’t stand a chance) are pouring resources into ads and fliers across Florida.... read full article »

Republican Candidates Come Out Against Super PACs

Finally – a cajillion debates into the primary season – the Republican candidates began to talk about the role of super PACs in the election season during Monday’s debate.... read full article »

Super PAC Cease-Fire?

One of the already most hotly contested and pivotal races of the year – Democrat Elizabeth Warren challenging Republican Scott Brown for his Senate seat representing Mass. – just got even more interesting. ... read full article »

NY Times: Romney’s Financial Connection to For-Profit Colleges

As the New York Times reports today, on the campaign trail Mitt Romney has been praising for-profit educational institutions – colleges and trade schools that operate as business corporations rather than nonprofits or state institutions.... read full article »

Colbert 2012

After polling ahead of Jon Huntsman, comedian Stephen Colbert has decided to explore entering the South Carolina Republican presidential primary race.... read full article »

3 People Who Have More Influence Than You

Politico reports today on three billionaires who have already had a huge impact on the Republican presidential race – and might keep it going far longer than frontrunner Mitt Romney might like. ... read full article »

Stocking Stuffers

Both the Romney and Obama campaigns have reported their fundraising totals for the last three months of 2011. The president and his likely opponent raised nearly $100 million combined.... read full article »

Why Would Obama Move His Convention Speech to Bank of America Stadium?

Today, Bloomberg reports that President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is considering moving his speech on the final day of the Democratic National Convention to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. ... read full article »

What’s in a Name?

The term ‘super PAC,’ referring to the independent political organizations that can raise and spend unlimited funds on elections, is everywhere – including all over our own website.... read full article »

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