The money is supposed to go for party building.

"It's disappointing, and a serious mistake in terms of party building."

"There's a difference between party building and party buying," she said.

Typical expenditures were described as being "party building" and get out the vote campaigns.

This group oriented around fighting for union rights and mass based party building.

"I think in recent years there hadn't been the concentration on party building."

But the ostensible goal of soft money is party building, which lawmakers tend to favor.

He was duly rewarded for hard work put in party building.

"The overwhelming number of transactions were agreed to be party building," he said.

They have since decided to remain a green movement and not pursued direct green party building.