Nation Aug 18 The growing debate over big money influence in American politics By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson
Politics Oct 17 Watch 6:10 See how campaign money is being spent ahead of midterms Election Day is three weeks away and in many ways, it's all about the money. Over the weekend, candidates faced a federal deadline to report their campaign spending and fundraising through September. Lisa Desjardins joined Judy Woodruff to discuss the… By Lisa Desjardins
Politics Aug 12 GOP spends big in state-level effort to change U.S. Constitution. Conservative groups pushing for a convention of the states as a way to amend the U.S. Constitution have been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in state legislative primaries to elect Republican lawmakers sympathetic to their cause. By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Politics Oct 02 2020 election spending poised to reach nearly $11 billion A new reports says candidates running for federal office and political action committees will spend nearly $11 billion dollars during the 2020 election cycle, a jaw-dropping sum that will far surpass what campaigns have spent in the past. By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press
Politics Sep 08 Watch 6:07 Why the 2020 presidential election is likely to be the most expensive in history The presidential election of 2020 is expected to be the most expensive in history. Both President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are drawing hundreds of millions in contributions -- despite a difficult year for fundraising. What's behind the…
Oct 26 Watch 5:42 Days to go, Clinton and Democrats are winning the money race By PBS News Hour In the last days of the presidential race, what’s the state of the money race? Matea Gold of The Washington Post joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have raised money and how they’re spending it. Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 9:07 Why the normal rules of campaign spending don't apply to Trump By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton’s campaign spending has massively exceeded Donald Trump’s. What does that mean for the race? Judy Woodruff speaks with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith about campaign cash, why the Republican nominee is saying… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 5:47 Clinton is vastly outspending Trump on ads. Is it hurting him? By PBS News Hour To date, the Clinton campaign has spent $319 million, while the Trump campaign has spent $89.5 million. That’s according to new Federal Election Commission reports that spell out how much each candidate has raised and spent. Judy Woodruff learns more… Continue watching
Nov 11 Money is pretty good predictor of who will win elections By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe We already know that the $4 billion spent on this midterm election was more than any other midterm in history. It was the most on congressional elections ever, including during a presidential year. What do the numbers really tell us?… Continue reading
Nov 04 What could you buy instead of an election? By Domenico Montanaro Nearly $4 billion dollars has been spent on this election -- more than any other midterm in history. Here is what you could buy with the amount that was spent for Tuesday’s races. Continue reading