Super PACs help close the gap. Romney's super PAC outspent Newt's 2-to-1, and overpowered Santorum's 8-to-1. That's still a big advantage for Mitt, but "take away the super PACs, and Santorum would have probably had to drop out after Iowa," the...

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"Debbie Spend-it-now," as the ad called her, for new federal spending and increased borrowing from China. "Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs," the woman says. The actress has since apologized for her role in the ad, which...

The letter was posted online Thursday by the Sunlight Foundation, a nonprofit that analyzes the influence of money on politics. At issue is $270,000 in donations that were given to Perry's presidential campaign but designated for the general election,...

The letter states that Perry finished the campaign with $270,000 earmarked for the general election, and campaign officials are now asking donors whether they'd grant permission to shift their contributions to the yet-to-be-created political action...

The Sunlight Foundation reports that Perry's campaign committee has asked the Federal Election Commission for advice on whether it can transition the committee to some kind of PAC. According to that letter, the Perry campaign has been asking donors of...