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politicalwire.com - 12/16/2008
More Campaigns Raise Big Money
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USA Today : "Nearly half of the nation's House and Senate candidates raised $1 million or more in contributions for the 2008 election, about two-thirds more than a decade ago." Key findings: Fifty-five Senate candidates and 364 House candidates toppled the $1 million mark, up 63% from 1998 and ...
usatoday.com - 12/15/2008
Reports show that more campaigns raise big money
— usatoday.com — Watchdog groups say ever-more-costly campaigns benefit incumbents, who have an easier time raising big dollars. "Unlike the... stock market, the cost of campaigns doesn't go up and down," said Fred Wertheimer, president of the non-partisan watchdog group ... (more) Reports show that more campaigns raise big money
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The Hollywood Liberal — More Campaigns Raise Big Money USA Today : “Nearly half of the nation’s House and Senate candidates raised $1 million or more in contributions for the 2008 election, about two-thirds more than a decade ago.” Key findings: [image] [image] This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 at 5:42 am and is filed under Main Blog (All Posts) . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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