Federal Election Commission can’t post data on its website in a timely manner

Published October 17, 2014 6:36pm ET



Senate Republican candidates have rebounded from their disadvantage in fundraising, Nate Silver reports in a typically evenhanded manner at his website FiveThirtyEight. In some important cases — notably Iowa — GOP candidates have raised much more in July, August and September than their Democratic opponents. But one of Silver’s paragraphs caught my eye.

“The Federal Election Commission’s deadline to report third-quarter fundraising totals passed on Wednesday, covering money raised from July 1 through Sept. 30. Comprehensive fundraising totals are not yet available on the FEC’s website, but I was able to find data on most Senate races through local media accounts.”

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