]> http://www.publicampaign.org/pressroom/2004/10/29/big-donors-still-rule-the-roost Comments for "Big Donors Still Rule The Roost" en http://www.publicampaign.org/pressroom/2004/10/29/big-donors-still-rule-the-roost Big donors still rule the roost in federal elections, despite all the buzz this election cycle about the increasing importance of small donors. While there is deserved excitement about the ability of candidates such as former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Gen. Wesley Clark to raise large amounts of small contributions over the Internet, not to mention Sen. John Kerry’s and President George W. Bush’s recent upsurge in such contributions, the sobering fact is that big donors dominate federal elections, and these donors represent a narrow, elite swath of the American population. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:08:26 +0000