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  • More than 100 of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's top donors will join him this weekend, a sign that big-money donors — not the small donors that propelled Barack Obama to victory in 2008 — may be the difference-makers in this election.

  • And, no, it's not Ohio. Would you believe… Massachusetts?

  • Ahead of what's billed as a major speech by Barack Obama in Cleveland, democratic strategists want the president to change his message to acknowledge slow growth.

  • The change gives federal candidates a new way to tap into small donor networks, but questions about how much money it will bring in remain.

  • Why do the Obama and Romney campaigns both set $3 as the entry-level donation?

  • The President’s re-election campaign is using high tech tools for grass roots organizing

  • Hollywood isn't the only place in California with lots of campaign money. The Bay Area also has many deep pocket donors — especially in the Silicon Valley, the home of many tech billionaires.

  • Elections come and go and many issues change, but one seems to remain: electronic voting. Two years ago, four years ago, eight years ago — the story's been about the same: the machines don't seem ready for primetime, but we're using them anyway.

  • The president seeks more Hollywood cash now that GOP challenger Mitt Romney is cutting into his Wall Street donations.

  • In 2008, bankers and traders were among Obama's big donors. This year, many are now embracing Romney.