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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Spanberger's rejection of corporate PAC money needs a little explanation (Politifact) 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."
“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.
