Open Secrets from the Center for Responsive Politics has recently released their first round of 2008 presidential election cycle databases.
Highlights:
+ Financiers, Along with Lawyers, are Underwriting the Race for the White House, Watchdog Finds
New report.
+ Campaign Finance 2008 by Industry
New Report via Capital Eye
+ Fundraising by State and Metro Area
++ Organized by Democrats and Republications.
++ Each candidate’s name is hyperlinked to detailed info including a pie chart (source of funds)
Numbers include amount raised, spent, cash on hand, amount spent.
+ Donor Lookup Database (2008 Presidential Election)
+ Donor Demographics Coming Soon
+ Relationship Chart Between Candidates and Donors
Cool!
+ More Reports:
++ Will Money Translate into Primary Votes?
++ Fundraising by Party
++ 2008 Primary Calendar
++ Full Text Reports
In-depth on various issues
See Also: Federal Election Commission
News Releases ||| Database of FAQ’s ||| Campaign Finance Database ||| Downloadable Data
See Also: PoliticalMoneyLine
Various reports and databases including PAC info–a constantly updated list of new corporate PACs. Some services free while others are fee based. A great resource that now includes Congressional Service Reports about campaign finance.
See Also: Reports from Selected PAC’s. 2007-2008 cycle. Not much info yet, stay tuned, You can access reports from past years by selecting the year, entering the PAC name and clicking “Go Search.”
Btw, PAC and campaign filings for many years are available direct from the Federal Election Commission is also available.
For example:
++ Amazon.Com Holdings Inc. Separate Segregated Fund
++ eBay Inc-Committee For Responsible Internet Commerce
++ Interactive Corp Political Action Committee Aka IACPAC
++ Microsoft Corporation Political Action Committee
++ Yahoo! Inc. Political Action Committee
++ Time Warner Political Action Cmte
See Also: Both sites (Open Secrets and PML) also offer databases and reports for congressional candidates.
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