Politics Oct 26 Campaigns spend big to sway voters with increasingly personal attack ads By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura
Politics Oct 02 Watch 6:13 Who's spending big, and where, in most expensive election cycle ever Spending for this year's midterms is accelerating as we get closer to Election Day. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins makes sense of the billions spent to influence who controls Congress next year. By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura
Nation Aug 18 Watch 4:28 The growing debate over big money influence in American politics Voters in Alaska are considering a ballot measure that aims to reduce the influence of big-money donors in state and local elections. It’s part of a wider conversation about money in politics, sparked by a Supreme Court decision that struck… 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
Oct 02 2020 election spending poised to reach nearly $11 billion By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
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