In an Obama v. McCain match-up on ebay search hits, Obama has 4,409 while McCain comes in at 1,171. Bob Barr trails with 13 listings… On YouTube, Obama has over 263,000 hits while McCain has about 100,000…
ABC News notes some concerns regarding foreign national contributions. There’s more money reaching presidential campaign coffers from Americans overseas this election cycle than any previous one but some campaign finance experts warn it may be impossible to ensure no foreigners are donating to the election funds. While both campaigns say they rigorously vet donations, experts […]
CQPolitics covers the conventions. When it comes to paying for the Democratic and Republican national conventions, the lobbyists and corporate contributors seem to be getting all the headlines. But the American taxpayer is also footing a good chunk of the bill.As the nonprofit group Taxpayers for Common Sense reminds us, the public presidential campaign finance […]