With all the campaign finance reform scuttles clouding the New York political landscape, I'd like to direct you to some of the tools I have been using to better understand the dynamics of politics and money in New York state.
Follow the Money [1] is one of several campaign finance reform initiatives that have created tools that breakdowns electoral contribution data several different ways.
When I was invited earlier this year to attend a fundraiser with Nancy Pelosi at the famously posh Delmonico, I expected to see the sea of blue suits who had paid five thousand dollars a plate for the privilege of pressing the governor's flesh and witnessing Madame Speaker's reggae dancing skills. Yet while there I wondered, is this emblematic of all most fundraising efforts in New York. The answer? With only 21% 55% of the financial data in, Follow the Money's numbers for New York [2] scream a resounding, YES.
NOTE
As I was getting ready to post this, Follow the Money's [3] server is down.
Their site is back up as of 12:20pm.
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