2012 election

In 2008, bankers and traders were among Obama's big donors. This year, many are now embracing Romney.

Candidates are scrambling to figure out web on-the-go by November. Plus, a new "Frogger."

There are hundreds of neighborhoods in New York City, each with a different flavor. Two of them, separated by Central Park, are known for their political fundraisers.

From small donors, big donors and super PACs, where will the president be getting his campaign cash?

This year's presidential race could be the most expensive ever, and neither President Obama nor his presumed opponent Mitt Romney are expected to accept public financing of their campaigns -- it just wouldn't be enough.

Rick Santorum's exit from the GOP primary race means the super PAC money that kept his presidential bid alive will now likely be spent on anti-Obama attack ads.

Rick Santorum’s decision to bow out of the presidential race frees up millions of dollars that Republicans can now spend to fight Obama.

How history has led to how recent electoral caucuses are run, and the waning influence of the super PACs in the coming general elections.

Web security firm Impermium is charting the role of social media spam in the 2012 race for president. And researchers in Iowa are about to find out what happens when you give apes tablet computers. (Planet of the Apes, anyone?)

In the battle for bucks, small donors are giving much more to Romney's GOP rivals, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.