Campaign Finance Institute Latest Releases and Analysis http://www.cfinst.org/press.aspx Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:28:11 GMT Feed43 Proxy/1.0 (www.feed43.com) 360 00ed32702e24e9a483f80c7b2f2f750e Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:28:11 GMT CFI’s Malbin Testifies before NY State Senate Hearing on Small-Donor Matching Funds http://www.cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/13-04-25/Statement_by_Michael_J_Malbin_About_CFI%e2%80%99s_and_NY_Senate_Republicans%e2%80%99_Conflicting_Estimates_for_the_Cost_of_a_Matching_Fund_System_in_New_York_State.aspx Mystery solved. New York State’s Senate Republicans on April 24 finally released the background for their “estimated” cost of a public matching fund system in New York State. Their paper presented the cost as being $221.55 million per election cycle.

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]]> 15697408e1bdbb0b8e4a60e74ce86321 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:28:10 GMT Updated CFI Research on Public Matching Funds Proposal for New York State http://www.cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/13-01-11/Money_vs_Money-Plus_Post-Election_Reports_Reveal_Two_Different_Campaign_Strategies.aspx The Campaign Finance Institute today is releasing its analysis of President Barack Obama’s and Gov. Mitt Romney’s fundraising through the two candidates’ post-election reports filed December 2012. The analysis strengthens the impression of an election in which the Obama campaign used fundraising as tool for money and mobilization, while for the Romney campaign it was just about money.

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]]> b1997bdca6a09ad2e742d38821a97986 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:28:09 GMT VT and RI Had the Highest Percentages of Adults Contributing in 2010 and 2006 State Elections; NY, UT, CA and FL the Low... http://www.cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/12-12-03/CFI_Study_on_Public_Financing_in_New_York_State.aspx New York State’s candidates for the legislature in 2012 raised 76% of their money (through the final pre-election disclosure reports) from donors who gave them $1,000 or more, and from interest groups. Only 8% came from donors who gave $250 or less. The balance between the state’s small versus large donors was almost the same in 2012 as in 2010 and 2008.

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]]> 4fd0030a7456bc0adaa4bbeec813b9ed Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:28:08 GMT Early Post-Election Look at Money in the House and Senate Elections of 2012 http://www.cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/12-11-07/Independent_Spending_Wars_Fought_to_a_Standstill_-_House_and_Senate_2012.aspx The congressional independent spending wars of 2012 may well have been a financial bonanza for local media outlets. There can be little question that more money for politics meant more income for those who produce, place and sell the time for media advertising. But when all the dust finally settles, it is not clear what the result meant for election outcomes.

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]]> 854c57cdd2087f22eee988e890d74c49 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:28:07 GMT CFI's 2012 Independent Spending Update for November 2nd http://www.cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/12-10-26/VIRGINIA_LEADS_SENATE_INDEPENDENT_SPENDING_AGAIN_THE_PAST_WEEK.aspx The Campaign Finance Institute continues to update its web tool showing outside spending in House and Senate Races. The Senate independent spending landscape remained fairly stable in the past week (through October 25th), with Virginia once again top race at $8.6 million spent, bringing the cumulative total for the race to $39.6 million. The Montana race was moved into the fifth spot this week with $3.6 million in spending, up from seventh last week.

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