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Automatic 527 Regulation
BY Sarah Laskow | July 11, 2008
Paul S. Ryan, the Federal Election Commission program director at the Campaign Legal Center, argues that any group registered as a 527 should, by default, be regulated as a political committee.
Bundle Up
BY Sarah Laskow | July 11, 2008
The New York Times called out the Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns on the state of their bundler lists, both months out of date. In response to inquiries from The Times, the Obama campaign added 181 names to their list, and a spokesman for the McCain campaign said they’d release more names “in the next week or so.”
Close Call
BY Taylor Rausch | July 10, 2008
Former Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton joined forces in the Big Apple yesterday, netting over $4 million for the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee, The Associated Press reports. But the presumptive nominee nearly forgot to uphold his part of the bargain: to urge supporters to help Clinton retire her millions in campaign debt.
Money Month for McCain
BY Taylor Rausch | July 10, 2008
John McCain celebrates his best fundraising month yet, pocketing $22 million for June, The Associated Press reports. The Republican National Committee collected over $25 million for June, bringing the total of McCain and RNC funds to $95 million cash on hand. For the month, McCain’s lucrative fundraising has allowed him to outspend rival Barack Obama in battleground-state advertising; Obama has not yet reported his June numbers.
Group Progress
BY Caitlin Ginley | July 09, 2008
ProgressiveAccountability.org, formerly the third-party group Progressive Media USA, has reconstituted itself as an anti-John McCain research organization, Talking Points Memo reports. Instead of spending money on ads, which Barack Obama has condemned, the group will focus on tracking McCain’s record and policy proposals.
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