]> http://www.publicampaign.org/pressroom/2003/12/11/the-real-color-of-money Comments for "THE REAL COLOR OF MONEY" en http://www.publicampaign.org/pressroom/2003/12/11/the-real-color-of-money <p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">White, Wealthy Neighborhoods Source of Most Campaign Contributions People of Color Largely Left Out of the Money Game</font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>New Interactive Website, <a href="http://www.colorofmoney.org/">www.colorofmoney.org</a>, Launched</strong></font></p> <p><strong><em>Washington, DC</em></strong>…A new study, Color of Money 2003, shows a dramatic disparity between America’s diverse population and the small number of people who finance political campaigns: nine out of ten dollars contributed by individuals to federal campaigns and parties (of contributions more than $200) in the 2000 and 2002 elections come from majority non-Hispanic white zip codes, yet nearly one out of three Americans is a person of color. Eighty-five percent of the campaign contributions studied were “hard money” contributions, untouched by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday to hold up the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act ban on “soft money” contributed to political parties.</p> Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:00:35 +0000