Sentences with phrase «big donors»

Small local banks, by their very nature, will never be on the list of big donors to political elections simply because they are small enough to stay out of the fray.

If reform legislation can be passed that allows small donations to be matched with public funds, then candidates would become less dependent on big donors and more so on their constituents.

Either way he is a sorry candidate — sold out constituents for big donor support without showing his face.

Consequently small donors would be able to compete with big donors.

Both candidates have been trying to raise enough money to convince national political parties and other big donors to invest in their campaigns.

For the record, it limits the ability of all candidates to raise money as most big donors are throwing money at getting their tax breaks or government hand - outs ensured.

Without public funding, however, candidates will go back to the days when big donors called the shots.

Stem The first big donor offered some of the best rationale.

Public financing doesn't necessarily keep big donors or outside money from influencing a race.

Cons can't maintain a strong administrative staff big donor catholic families have undue influence over how the school is run over emphasis on football and basketball.

There are stories on the news of big donors, contributors, special interests, and professional lobbyists controlling elected officials.

Another issue is that it's highly doubtful whether this would make the parties any less dependent on big donors.

They would rather hang out with big donors and cut our remaining forests in half one more time.

The Republican Party filed a lawsuit Thursday to overturn the ban on unlimited campaign contributions that is the cornerstone of a 2002 law designed to reduce the influence of big donors in politics.

«Other campaigns are bankrolled by big donors who have given so much even under our current corrupt political system they can't legally give any more,» campaign manager Jeff Weaver said in a statement that pegged the average donation to Sanders at $ 30.

The report showed that Cuomo and the New York State Democratic Committee received $ 11.2 million from big donors in 2013 — far exceeding the amount received by any other candidate or committee.

Pfizer and Blue Cross / Blue Shield were also big donors to the 527 groups working to elect their party's slate.

Toulon's biggest donors included physician Jeffrey Vacirca, who gave $ 10,000, and North Eastern Bus Rebuilders in Ronkonkoma, $ 5,000.

He gets paid by big donors to let them bash us.

Well, but within the context of the political system they ARE average citizens — they haven't run for office, they aren't big donors that I'm aware of, and do we even know whether or not they vote?

Some of Trump's biggest donors didn't give until late in the campaign.

It would also look at «the necessity of urgent new legislation to balance those provisions» with recommendations made in a report from the committee on standards in public life on the «big donor culture» in politics.

A revolt among big donors on Wall Street is hurting fundraising for the Democrats» two congressional campaign committees, with contributions from the world's financial capital down 65 percent from two years ago.

Cozy Bums is the single biggest donor to the Prince George chapter of Cloth for a Cause.

Mindy Berman said it adds insult to injury to see Tenney holding a campaign fundraiser for big donors at one of Trump's hotels.

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton was the top House incumbent on CRP's list of candidates whose donations from Wall Street were at least twice as much as their next biggest donor group.

Unlike traditional big donors who often reach their quota for a given candidate with a single check, small donors can contribute repeatedly, providing a financial consistency that's priceless in a years - long campaign.

Many of the most prominent anti-public school big donors appear on Pence's fundraising reports.

And to get the big bank accounts, we need big donors, so we can pool lots of money to make the biggest difference in a big world of big needs.

Reports of indictments against two Republican big donors may be breaking news this morning, but details of their political contributions are nothing new online: According to the Washington Post, «The SEC has charged Samuel Wyly and Charles Wyly — billionaire brothers in Texas who have...

Cuomo, too, has talked about the importance of limiting big donors» access to government by limiting political contributions and creating a public campaign finance system — although he has yet to formally propose any legislation to accomplish that.

As fresh claims of abuse by Mr Corbyn's supporters emerged, one of Labour's biggest donors left the party.

And behind the scenes, they'll add to the tensions flaring among an increasingly crowded field of third - party groups, all desperate to attract big donors.

All of Joe Nicoletti's biggest donors early in his bid for Syracuse mayor come from outside Central New York except for one: himself.

Sky - high contribution limits — $ 41,000 for statewide races in the general election — mean that candidates spend more time courting big donors, who in turn exercise disproportionate influence over policy - making.

The financial interest in Jarvis from a third big donor will be seen in Labour circles as the latest sign that the highly - rated MP is being groomed as a challenger to replace Corbyn.

It gives public funding to candidates for governor, the legislature and other state offices if they raise seed money in small amounts from hundreds of donors and if they limit what they take from lobbyists and other big donors whose money usually comes with strings attached.

* Close the LLC loophole: Campaign contributions played no role the cases against Silver or Skelos, but one of Albany's biggest donors definitely did: real estate developer Glenwood Management.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee has raised at least $ 90 million — a record — to pay for the festivities and provide big donors some face time with the new administration.

An entire cottage industry has grown up around advising big donors on smarter approaches to philanthropy.

Also, I've known of a church where big donors acted as if they were patrons and threatened the pastor that they would leave the church if he did not agree to their demands.

Obama's big donor program accelerated as the general election approached, and regardless how many millions of small donations arrived over the internet, the bulk of the cash he raised in the end — some 75 % — came from people who gave $ 200 or more over the course of the campaign.

And if Hillary's big donors max out and she runs short of funds?

Interesting development on the Right: big donors seem to be encouraging Republican Independent Expenditure groups to move out of a TV - only organizing model.

His comments were soon followed by calls from one of Ukip's biggest donors Stuart Wheeler for Farage to stand down.

In a series of decisions, the court has rejected the notion that the access and influence afforded big donors can justify further restrictions on campaign money, while dismissing concerns raised by the court's liberal wing that unrestricted political money skews policy - making in favor of the wealthy.

While the GOP's biggest donors spent most of the election directing contributions down ballot, some, such as Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, gave late money to a super-PAC supporting Trump.

Big Donors Sign Letter Asking Gov. Cuomo and Legislature to Reform Campaign Finance Nearly 140 major political donors, including more than 50 fund - raisers for President Obama, have signed a letter to support the public financing of campaigns in New York.