At least 20 politicians who’ve been rumored to have 2024 ambitions have raised a combined total of over $581 from affiliated political operations.
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September 15, 2022
Possible presidential contenders raise over $591 million while waiting to declare candidacy
At least 20 politicians who’ve been rumored to have 2024 ambitions have raised a combined total of over $591 million from affiliated political operations.
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OpenSecrets launches new tool to track ballot measures across the country
OpenSecrets has launched a new tool to track ballot measures across the country as part of a continuing effort to integrate state level data following the merger with the Center for Responsive Politics and the National Institute on Money in Politics.
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Sports betting ballot measures set new $243.8 million record in California
Committees have raised about $243.8 million to support or oppose ballot measures to legalize sports betting in California, OpenSecrets’ analysis of a new dataset found.
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Gen Z candidate Karoline Leavitt outraised “establishment” candidate in lead-up to her win in New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary
Gen Z candidate Karoline Leavitt won the Republican primary for the U.S. House race in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.
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New ‘dark money’ group tied to former Trump officials launches provocative ads ahead of the midterms
A “dark money” group bankrolling provocative ads in battleground states ahead of 2022 midterms is tied to officials in former President Donald Trump’s administration.
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Can’t-miss speakers at ONA22
OpenSecrets' Anna Massoglia will be on Online News Association's panel, "How To Use Open Source Intelligence Tools To Uncover Dark Money," Wednesday, Sept. 21 alongside former OpenSecrets intern and current States Politics Reporter at Bridge Michigan, Yue Stella Yu.
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** A record number of Black candidates for higher offices aim to reshape U.S. politics (The Washington Post) ([link removed])
Warnock, who is seeking a full term after his victory in 2021 in a special election runoff handed Democrats control of the Senate, has so far raised $60 million. Demings, meanwhile, has raised $47 million — about $20 million more than Rubio, according to OpenSecrets.org.
** Spanberger's rejection of corporate PAC money needs a little explanation (Politifact) ([link removed])
Sarah Bryner, research director for OpenSecrets, told PolitiFact in 2020 that it’s all but impossible for candidates to fully wall out corporate money. "If you need money to run a political campaign, unless you’re independently wealthy, you’re getting money from people," she said. "And most people work for corporations."
** Fact-check: What claims are true in this Abbott-smear political ad? (KXAN) ([link removed])
OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks campaign money, said this lack of transparency isn’t good.
“It makes it very difficult for voters to be able to really [sift through] the messages that they’re receiving… if they don’t know who is funding those ads,” Anna Massoglia, editorial and investigations manager for OpenSecrets, said.
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