Mitt Beats Santorum

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune Apr 11, 2012 Dig deeper

Campaign Spending Shows Political Ties, Self-Dealing

By Kim Barker and Al Shaw, ProPublica Mar 29, 2012 For an example of the fluidity of campaign finance rules, as well as the tangled web of connections between candidates and super PACs, look no further than the digital consulting firm Targeted Victory. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Romney’s Delegate Math

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Mar 10, 2012 Dig deeper

New Obama Campaign Co-Chair: ‘The President Is Wrong’

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 "The president is wrong." So says one of the newly appointed co-chairs of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

With Spotlight on Super PACs, Nonprofits Escape Scrutiny

By Kim Barker, Al Shaw and Ariel Wittenberg, ProPublica Feb 4, 2012 Recent nonprofit fundraising announcements hint at how secret money could factor into the upcoming election more directly than initially forecast after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to super PACs two years ago.Recent nonprofit fundraising announcements hint at how secret money could factor into the upcoming election more directly than initially forecast two years ago. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Thinking Person’s Guide to Campaign 2012

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 2, 2012 Pity the poor mainstream news media, confronted with many debates, demands for instantaneous coverage, competition for website traffic and the specter of ever-multiplying super PACs.I’m looking at this strange campaign year from a viewpoint shaped by covering political campaigns since 1966. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Winning Our Future, Gambling With Democracy

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 28, 2012 With financial and political interests ranging from Las Vegas to Israel to China, Sheldon Adelson, who is bankrolling the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich, is a powerful illustration of the dangers of unlimited campaign contributions. With financial and political interests ranging from Las Vegas to Israel to China, Sheldon Adelson, who is bankrolling the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich, is a powerful illustration of the dangers of unlimited campaign contributions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Super PACs Super-Size Campaign Corruption

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 21, 2012 Given time and enough money, the super PACs and other secretive political campaign funds are capable of causing corruptive influence that could reach from the presidency down to the lowest ranked members of the House.In the 2010 elections, 80 super PACs registered with the Federal Election Commission. This year, more than 250 have signed up. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: The Fight Against Citizens United

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2012 As Campaign 2012 marches inexorably onward, we might pause to consider the game-changing impact upon the ritual of campaigning that the Supreme Court's notorious Citizens United decision of two years ago is bound to have. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stealth PAC Serves Romney in Iowa

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2012 Observers credit a spate of attack ads for Newt Gingrich’s recent tumble -- and Mitt Romney’s rise -- in Iowa polls ahead of the state’s Republican caucus. But where did they come from? Not Romney’s campaign, but rather a PAC staffed by former Romney insiders and empowered by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling to spend as much as it likes to destroy his opponents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

30 Companies Paid Lobbyists More Than the IRS

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2011 An analysis by Public Campaign reveals that between 2008 and 2010, 30 of America's most profitable companies, including Verizon, Wells Fargo, FedEx, GE and Mattel, spent more money buying influence in Washington than they did paying taxes. (Full list after the jump.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. City Council Votes Against Corporate Personhood

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2011 This week, Los Angeles became the first major city in the United States to call for "a constitutional amendment to clearly establish that human beings -- only human beings -- are entitled to constitutional rights," Move To Amend LA founder Mary Beth Fielder announced. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )