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This list shows only the direct contributions to each campaign but does not include more substantive contributions for lobbying and outside spending. In 2016, direct contributions (in this list) totaled $1,085,100; lobbying efforts (not in this list) totaled $3,188,000; and outside spending (not in this list) totaled $54,398,558.
The NRA-PVF was established in 1976 as an NRA subsidiary and registered as a political action committee (PAC). [4] The NRA-PVF operates a rating system for political candidates that assesses their support for gun-rights. It also helps its members locate an NRA Election Volunteer Coordinator (EVC) for their area and to register to vote. [5] [4] [6]
In 2016, only two Democratic House candidates received donations from the NRA, compared to 115 in the 1992 elections, in a reflection of decreasing Democratic support for the NRA and its mission. [296] Self-identified Republicans are far more likely to hold a positive view of the NRA than are Democrats. [297] [4]
Democratic presidential candidates on Saturday placed responsibility for inaction on gun violence in the hands of President Donald Trump and the NRA.
Donations have flooded into the Democratic party in the hours since Joe Biden announced that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and Kamala Harris vowed to step up to seek the ...
The congressional campaign committees for the House and Senate Democrats reported record-setting $1 million days for online donations, among the highest in history.
Although he voted for the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act, a bill supported by the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) that passed the Senate 79–15, Biden also authored the 1993 federal assault weapons ban, and is a longtime supporter of universal background checks, and received "F" ratings from the NRA while he was in Congress. [90]
CHART #2: SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATESÕ HEALTH PLANS By Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., Jessica B. Rubin, Michelle E. Treseler, Jefferson Lin, and David Mattos* Joe Biden Chris Dodd Mike Gravel Dennis Kucinich Bill Richardson Stated Goals for Coverage ! Provide access to affordable health care for all and contain costs1! Begin ...