Cabinet Officials Raise ‘Gray Area’ Cash for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2011 Skirting good ethics and the law of the land, White House Cabinet officials are touring the nation on behalf of President Obama's campaign fundraising machine, which has already taken in more cash than all the Republican presidential candidates combined and nearly three times as much as the president's richest competitor, Mitt Romney. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wall Street Is Still Trying to Buy Obama’s Love

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2011 President Obama and the Democratic National Committee have raised more from the financial industry than all the Republican candidates combined. However, without the DNC, Mitt Romney has raised almost twice as much as the president from that sector, according to analysis by The Washington Post. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Perry Remains ‘Competitive’ With $17M in Campaign Funds

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2011 Texas Gov. Rick Perry brought in more than $17 million in campaign contributions during the first seven weeks of his candidacy for president, his campaign announced Wednesday, probably putting him far ahead of his Republican rivals for the same period. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Cash Cow of Anonymity

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 5, 2010 How sweet and innocent they seem, these mysterious organizations with names like Americans for Job Security. Who could argue with that? Who wants job insecurity? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Real Democratic Whiners

David Sirota / Truthdig Oct 1, 2010 "Democrats, just congenitally, tend to [see] the glass as half empty," President Obama said last month during a $30,000-a-plate fundraiser at the Connecticut home of a donor named (no joke) Rich Richman. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congressional Ethics Probe Targets Sketchy Fundraising Activities

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2010 We've got to hand it to Rep. Joseph Crowley, who ducked out of a House debate on financial reform last December to hit a fundraiser in his honor, where he pocketed thousands of bucks, some of which came from financial industry donors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wall Street Donors Withhold Money, Affection From Democrats

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2010 Maybe the Democrats are doing something right after all. According to the number crunchers at The Washington Post, donations from the New York area to the party's congressional campaign committees are down 65 percent, with the drop largely attributed to Wall Street's dissatisfaction with financial reform. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Flies In to Give Sen. Boxer a Boost

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2010 The president didn’t mince words Monday during a Los Angeles fundraiser for Sen. Barbara Boxer's bid for re-election, warning “she might not win this thing.” One poll has Boxer about even with the competition, which has yet to be decided by state Republicans. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Campaign Donors Prefer Democrats

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2010 It costs about $1.36 million to win a seat in the House of Representatives and about twice that in the Senate. Democrats are finding that when it comes to raising that kind of cash, it’s good to be in the majority. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Expected to Address Gay Rights Group

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 This may not be one of his easiest speeches to deliver, considering his less than harmonious relationship with the audience, but President Barack Obama is reportedly planning to make some remarks during the Human Rights Campaign's dinner Saturday in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Clinton Picks a Horse in Cali Governor Race

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2009 The former president has thrown his considerable political and fundraising heft behind San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger. Newsom is up against California institution and former Gov. Jerry Brown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democratic Fundraiser Arrested in $74 Million Fraud

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2009 Hassan Nemazee has raised millions for Democratic candidates, including Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. He was arrested Tuesday for allegedly using bogus documents and phone numbers to try to sucker Citibank out of $74 million. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )