Demonstrators protest in NYC on June 5, 2014 against campaign contributions by the billionaire Koch brothers. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. By Alex Kotch As election season heats up, business interests that have come under fire recently are funding Republican political groups that pour money into state-level elections. New quarterly financial documents reviewed by TYT show that Koch Industries, the National …
In Pennsylvania House Race, 94 Percent of Spending for Saccone Is Outside Money
From left: Democratic candidate Conor Lamb, photo via conorlamb.com; Republican candidate Rick Saccone, photo via ricksaccone.com. By Alex Kotch Millions of dollars in outside spending have engulfed Tuesday’s heated special election to fill Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, and 86 percent has benefited the Republican candidate, state Rep. Rick Saccone. Providing a sizeable chunk of the money behind this election’s spending is a …
Dems Backing Financial Deregulation Bill Have Millions Invested in Big Banks and Mortgage Lenders
From left: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images. By Alex Kotch TYT Investigates has found that seven of the 17 Democratic-caucusing senators who voted to advance a financial deregulation bill on Tuesday have direct investments totaling as much as $2.5 million in the …
DCCC Email Sets Fundraising “Goals” Favoring Establishment Candidates
Deep Sran, a Democratic candidate running in Virginia’s 10th congressional district. Image via deepforcongress.com. By Michael Tracey The chairperson of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, last week sent an email to House candidates announcing “fundraising goals” which some candidates see as wildly exorbitant and an attempt to force out disfavored Democrats long before primary …
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