Robert Maguire

Robert Maguire is the political nonprofit investigator at the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that tracks money in politics. He started the Center’s political nonprofit tracking project, which has uncovered more than $760 million going to politically active nonprofit organizations since 2008.

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They All Do It

Dems Get In on GOP’s Dark Money

Liberals decry dark money when conservatives are spending it. But when it’s helping progressive candidates, apparently it’s all right.

Robert Maguire

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NIGHTFALL

Fake Charities Will Pick Our Next Prez

The rise of dark money groups that support only one candidate means that we may not know who funded the ’16 candidates until the election is long over.

Robert Maguire

UNDISCLOSED

Election 2014 Is Drowning in Dark Money

So-called educational groups like the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity are spending more money than ever before—and don’t have to disclose their donors.

Robert Maguire

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Secret Donors

2014: Our Darkest Election

The 2012 election shattered records for dark money—and those records are already falling. How voters are losing out in the flood of cash from groups that don’t disclose their donors.

Robert Maguire

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Political Operatives Hit Jackpot

‘Dark money’ nonprofits are pouring cash into the midterm elections. But it’s become nearly impossible to follow the money—though it appears to be making consultants rich.

Robert Maguire

Robert Maguire

Dems Get In on GOP’s Dark Money

Fake Charities Will Pick Our Next Prez

Election 2014 Is Drowning in Dark Money

2014: Our Darkest Election

Political Operatives Hit Jackpot

Rove’s Shadowy Games

Money Talks, and Politicians Listen