http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Evan_TraceyFind stories, videos, and photos about Evan Tracey from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:05:29 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Evan_Tracey14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Evan Tracey from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/economy/health_care_lobbying/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/economy/health_care_lobbying/index.htmThe price tag to influence the health care debate in the halls of Congress has surpassed $600 million and is fast becoming a legislative record breaker.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/health_care_lobbying/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/health_care_lobbying/index.htmThe fight over health care overhaul is on track to be the most expensive issue ever to hit the hallways of Congress.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/campaign.muscle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/campaign.muscle/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama's 30-minute TV ad, which ran simultaneously on broadcast and cable networks at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, is muscle-flexing that has little precedent, a campaign advertising expert said.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/obama.check/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/obama.check/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new Republican ad appears to suggest that Barack Obama has all but won the presidential race, an argument several vulnerable Senate Republicans may have to reluctantly embrace with only days until Election Day, an expert in campaign advertising said.Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/11/negative.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/11/negative.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe race for the White House is being waged in the final weeks in American living rooms through a blitz of negative campaign commercials.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextPundits may have spent the year declaring the passing of the 527 era, but the view from primary states this month is beginning to make the reports of that death look just a bit premature.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/07/preston.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/07/preston.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextKentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell blames challenger Bruce Lunsford for the increase in the state's gas tax. Michigan Rep. John Dingell pledges to stop price gouging and rein in energy speculators.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/25/gordon.smith/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/25/gordon.smith/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama's name is likely to help several Democratic candidates down ballot, but what about a Republican?Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/preston.obama.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/preston.obama.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama's decision to forgo public financing for his presidential campaign provides him with the tools needed to implement a "Shock and Awe" television ad strategy designed to paralyze John McCain's campaign, an expert on political TV advertising said in an interview with CNN.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/04/obama.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/04/obama.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextIs Sen. Barack Obama the new Sen. Ted Kennedy, Sen. Hillary Clinton or former House Speaker Newt Gingrich? For Republican candidates and political ad makers, the White House hopeful might very well be.Mon, 05 May 2008 01:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/27/ad.buys/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/27/ad.buys/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to campaign commercials, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are going where no candidate has gone before.Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/01/campaign.advertising/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/01/campaign.advertising/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith just days to make last-minute pitches to voters in two dozen states, the presidential candidates are pouring millions into television advertising before Super Tuesday.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/iowa.ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/iowa.ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextIowa's 2.3 million eligible voters have been bombarded with close to $40 million worth of political ads on television this cycle -- more than three times the amount spent there in 2004.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/romney.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/romney.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has spent $10.2 million on television advertising this year -- a record amount at this point in a presidential campaign -- according to new data provided to CNN.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/15/ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/15/ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextA wide-open presidential race and a willingness by candidates, interest groups, unions and corporations to buy TV time will lead to historic spending for political and issue-advocacy advertising in the 2008 election cycle, an analysis shows. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/romney.10000.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/romney.10000.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain are marking "firsts" in their bids for the Republican presidential nomination.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/campaign.finance.2008/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/campaign.finance.2008/index.htmlThe Supreme Court's reversal of federal limits on independent political advertising has the potential to add "another X factor" to an already-unpredictable 2008 presidential race, one campaign finance analyst said Monday.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/news/companies/politicalads/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/news/companies/politicalads/index.htmThere typically aren't a lot of political advertisements in odd years since there aren't any Congressional races and no presidential election. But this odd year is shaping up to be a bit odder than the most.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/02/news/companies/politics_ads/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/02/news/companies/politics_ads/index.htmIt's been business as usual when it comes to political advertising this year: the nastier the better.Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/economy/political_ads/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/economy/political_ads/index.htmElections and political issue spots hit a record $515 million this year, according to a news report Friday.Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/12/news/economy/election_ads/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/12/news/economy/election_ads/index.htmHad enough of presidential politics yet?Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/17/how.works/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/17/how.works/index.htmlWant to watch John Kerry morph into a cicada?Mon, 17 May 2004 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/26/ad.buys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/26/ad.buys/index.htmlTelevision advertising is the biggest single expenditure of a presidential campaign, a way for candidates to beam a message straight into living rooms without interference from the pesky press.Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/29/elec04.prez.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/29/elec04.prez.main/index.htmlDemocratic front-runner Sen. John Kerry took issue Thursday night with a top Republican who earlier in the day questioned his credentials to be president.Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:21:00 EST