presidential candidates
Campaign Financing Capture Index: A Third of Hillary Clinton’s Fundraising Comes from Big Donors
The presumptive Democratic nominee has raised 30.5 percent of her campaign contributions from donors who gave more than $100,000. Donald Trump, on the other...
Campaign Financing Capture Index: Out of the Remaining Presidential Candidates, Clinton Relies Most on Big Donors
Clinton’s main super PAC, Priorities USA Action, raised $8.5 millions in April. Bernie Sanders remains the only one of the remaining three candidates to...
Campaign Financing Capture Index: Historical Comparison Shows the Extent of Growth in Political Contributions From Big Donors
More than a third of total contributions raised by presidential candidates from both parties in the 2016 race come from donors who gave more...
Campaign Financing Capture Index: Candidates on Fundraising Spree Attract Millions from Big Donors
With Marco Rubio out of the race, Ted Cruz is now the candidate with the largest fraction of political contributions over $5,000. Before dropping...
Donald Trump, Crony Capitalist
The sleep of reason produces monsters, at least according to Spanish painter Francisco Goya. What happens when the political reason is intoxicated by vested...
Campaign Financing Capture Index
The first part of the new project by the Stigler Center on the influence of money on politics: of the remaining presidential candidates, Marco...
