"… ater.The CRNC is expected to play a role in organizing voters for the 2004 presidential election. The committee's biennial convention last July, billed "Working to Win for …"

"… 6 million raised over three years.The 527 mazeLittle-known before the 2000 presidential election, 527 committees became notorious that year after a group known as Republic …"

"… the next guy comes along."In 1997, the war-torn country of Liberia held a presidential election that was supposed to end the country's civil war. One of the candidates fo …"

"… cans.That is $65 million less than state parties pulled in during the 2000 presidential election and an $85 million decline from the 2002 mid-term elections, a Center for …"

"… nce.In fact, a Center study released last year found that, during the 2004 presidential election, 527s spent a majority of their money on broadcast advertising. These comm …"

"… sion advertising after the March Super Tuesday primaries." During the 2000 presidential election "national parties transferred more than $24 million in soft money to Michi …"

"… its political parties; the state is seen as a key battleground in the 2004 presidential election and also has a competitive U.S. Senate race.Most states will hold statewid …"

"… lion, a staggering amount, especially given that 2002 was an off-year, non-presidential election.Federal law regulates the source and amount of contributions that the nati …"

"… t $118 million more for their own state accounts overall in 2001-2002. The presidential election in 2000 could account for the larger role of the national parties in that …"

"… rty sources.Democratic state parties benefited from the run-up to the 2004 presidential election, as presidential candidates doled out more than $1.2 million from their ca …"

"… largest amount went to state parties in critical swing states in the 2000 presidential election, like Florida, Michigan and Pennsylvania.We collected national transfer in …"

"… system, successfully as it turns out."Florida, the state that decided the presidential election in 2000, offers an excellent example of how the system works.D.C. to Flori …"

"… works.D.C. to Florida and back againAccording to FEC records, in the 2000 presidential election, Florida state Republican and Democratic parties received $27 million in n …"

"… Democratic Party committees, virtually all in key swing states in the 2000 presidential election. Democratic parties in Florida, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Michigan, Missouri, …"

"… combination of events led to the soft money boom of the 1990s.In the 2000 presidential election, Republicans raised over $244 million in soft money, an increase of over 7 …"

"… ion that allowed Ralph Nader to put his name on the November ballot in the presidential election. According to CREW, CSE's script stated "Liberals are trying to unite in O …"

"… the FEC’s inability to exercise meaningful control of the most expensive presidential election ever ran into an even more serious impediment: lack of a quorum.With the t …"