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In a year when South Carolina deserves a prize for this election's most bizarre, vicious, topsy-turvy campaigns, the state's Democratic Party has finally shown some decency and common sense. Following [...]

Reform advocates see both dark clouds and a silver lining in the Supreme Court's recent decision to block a key provision of Arizona's public financing law. On the down side, [...]

The article discusses the election campaigns of the Republican Party and Democratic Party for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections. Topics covered include the campaigns of U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz which created a political identity crisis in the Republican Party according to the author, the challenges facing the U.S. presidential candidates from the Democratic Party, and past political identity crises encountered by both the Republican Party and Democractic Party.

Discusses the implications of campaign finance law for members of the U.S. Congress. Provisions of the campaign finance law; Strategies used by congressional campaign committees to raise funds; Role of members of the Congress in political fund raising.

Features millionaire Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry. Issues related to the involvement of Heinz Kerry in the campaign of her husband; Political experiences of Heinz Kerry; Statement made by the H.J. Heinz Co. on its alleged connection with the Kerry campaign.

Comments on the flow of unregulated campaign funds in the U.S. despite the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a campaign finance law that bans the campaign contributions. Implications of the ruling to the U.S. political system; Criticisms against the law; Action taken by political parties to raise funds. INSETS: A PRIMER ON THE MONEY MAGNETS;A CATALOG OF KEY GROUPS;INSIDE TWO OF THE SOFT-MONEY HAVENS.

Focuses on the value of the support of the business sector for the candidates of the 2000 United States presidential elections. Nature of political relationships of business executives; Illustration of the political activities of chief operating officers of different industries; Efforts of the political campaign team of Texas Governor George W. Bush to gain the support of the sector.

Reports on the campaign finance overhaul concerning free television time provided to candidates. Advocates of the free television time; Impact of the free television to campaign expenditures; Advantages of free television; Criticisms on the proposal; Impact on the broadcast industry; Increasing campaign costs; Impact of the proposal on the candidates' budget. INSET: Should the candidates speak for themselves?..

Looks into the political campaign activities of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Democrat National Committee for the 1996 national elections in the United States. RNC's launching of a $23 million `issue ad' campaign; DNC's spending of $20 million into issue advertising that conveys anti-Republican Congress message.

Deals with the impact of the sex scandal involving United States President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky on the Democrats, the Republican Party and on the November 1998 Congressional elections. Comments from several Democrats; Electioneering campaigns of the Republicans; Suggestions for Democrat leaders; Electioneering problems faced by the Democrats.

Focuses on the state of public financing system of presidential campaigns in the United States. Outline of the system; System flaws; Failure of parties to form of political action committees; Unregulated expenses of political candidates; Illustration of the public financing program adopted by presidential candidate Lamar Alexander.

The article presents information on contributions collected by organizations or political parties for election campaigns in the U.S. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced that it would not take any contributions from U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies. It wants to show that it is free of foreign influence. This has made some of its donors very angry. Some companies have even asked the DNC to refund contributions made in the 1995-96 elections.

The article focuses on the initiative of the Republican political candidates to spend hefty cash flows on campaign and television advertisements in the U.S. It provides brief overview of the party's early spending that came from candidates, party committees, and special-interest allies. It also reminds how the party's strategy reminds the Democrats to defend its posts, given the limited seats available that will feature hard-fought contests between them and the Republicans.

The article offers information on campaign spending for the competitive races in the 2014 midterm U.S. elections. The author explains how the small number of competitive races in the Senate and House of Representatives, 11 Senate seats and 49 in House, leads to more concentrated spending by super political action committees (PAC) and other unregulated political organizations on the small number of states and congressional districts of importance.

The article focuses on the issue of disclosure of donations of nonprofit organizations to political campaigns. It makes reference to the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that deregulated political money, citing the case filed by Citizens United against the Federal Election Commission (FEC). It assesses the impact of the Citizen United ruling on lobbying disclosure rules for nonprofit groups such as advocacy associations and trade groups.

The article focuses on John Pudner, Sportwriting strategist, and his campaign Take Back Our Republic which was launches in January 2015 for individual participation in the American political system. Topics discussed include finance for the campaign by businessman Donald Trump, his experiences as managing Virginia Republican Dave Brat's winning primary campaign against Eric Cantor, Leader of House Majority, in 2014, and financial opposition by politician Mitch McConnell against the campaign.

The article discusses the impact of super political action committees (PAC) on U.S. presidential politics. It claims that the super PAC have raised four times more campaign funds than the Republican candidates themselves and are rewriting the rules of politics like heavy campaign spending and advertising. It adds that the super PAC are opening campaign offices, conducting polls, doing opposition research, as well as developing voters lists and fielding calls from the press.

Examines the structure of the federal campaign finance system in the United States. Constitutional challenge of the rules; Limitation in political campaigns; Constitutionality of contribution limits; Role of the First Amendement defenders.

Reports that Senator Russell Feingold (D-Wis.) has decided to stake his entire political career on the premise that voters will reward him for running a clean campaign in 1998. Poll rating of Representative Mark W. Neumann (R-Wis.), Feingold's opponent; Assessment on the finance reform legislation if Feingold wins or loses; Limit set by Feingold for his campaign spending; Details on an anti-Neumann issue campaign.

Investigates the alleged campaign finance abuses in the 1996 elections by the US Federal Election Commission (FEC). Role of agency officials in the campaign financing investigations; Money allotted for the improvement of FEC's computer information systems; Factors affecting the delay of FEC functions.

The article discusses public financing of election campaigns in the U.S. U.S. Senate members of the Democratic Party, are taking the public finances idea seriously. Maine has full public financing law. It's clean election option offers full public financing to candidates who agree to accept no private money. Paul Wellstone, Senate member from Minnesota, has teamed up with other Senate members to draft a bill modeled on Maine's public financing law.

Reports on the favorable response of members of the United States House to a five-point package of campaign finance changes. Focus on issue advertising; Spending of millions of dollars on unregulated political attacks; Proposal to treat any ad as a campaign commercial; Supreme Court ruling on campaign messages; Proposal to ban unregulated contributions to political parties.

The article discusses the political developments in the U.S. It examines the possible effect on the campaign trail of the ruling by a California appeals court that allows campaign advertisements (ads) on public television (TV) and radio stations. According to media and technology nonprofit group Free Press president Craig Aaron, such ads are against the purpose of public broadcasting. The opinion of Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke's Walter Diercks on the issue is cited.

The article discusses the role played by conservative political groups, such as the American Crossroads, in ensuring a Republican Party victory in the November 2010 U.S. elections. It was noted that these groups have borrowed all the tactics used by the liberal and labor groups in the 2008 presidential elections. These tactics include social networking, computer-assisted voter targeting, and controversial fundraising operations.

Focuses on the responsibilities of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in the implementation of the approved campaign finance law. Expected actions from several groups after November 5, 2002 when political parties may no longer raise and spend soft money; Controversy associated with the ban on soft money used by political parties; Influence of political committees that are tax free under Section 527 on elections; Options that can be used to improve disclosure by political committees.

Covers the efforts of citizen groups in the United States to prod the presidential candidates to take on campaign finance reform. Talks between Senator John McCain and Senator Bill Bradley to revamp the election laws; Goal of the Iowa Citizen Action Network Education Foundation and the New Hampshire Citizens Alliance; Budget of the two groups.

The article discusses how the issue of campaign financing might affect the candidacy of United States presidential aspirant George W. Bush. Advocacy towards overhauling of campaign financing; Non-acceptance of public financing as Bush's way of eluding federal election laws; Imposition by Bush of ban to soft money being given as campaign funds by corporations and unions.

Focuses on the support of trade association leaders for the presidential candidacy of Texas Governor George W. Bush for the 2000 elections. Fund raising campaign initiated by Thomas Kuhn, president of Edison Electric Institute for Bush; Traditional role played by trade associations during election campaigns; Bush's contender for the support of trade associations.

Presents news on electioneering in the United States in 1998. Goal of the Campaign for America group; Public relations offer made by singer Barbra Streisand to America Online.

Reports on investment banker Jerome Kohlberg's funding of efforts to reform campaign fund raising. Series of newspaper advertisements; Revamping and broadening of the Campaign Reform Project; Kohlberg's prime target.