Inside a super PAC that spends on everything but winning
6 years, 4 months ago

Inside a super PAC that spends on everything but winning

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The two billionaire mega donors poured $1.25 million into a super PAC that was supposed to supercharge Chris McDaniel’s insurgent bid to be Mississippi’s next Republican senator. “I don’t think that’s how the typical super PAC runs, but it’s not unheard of,” said Dan Weiner, a campaign finance attorney with New York University’s Brennan Center. There’s just very little law that applies.” In an emailed statement, PAC leader Tommy Barnett justified the large amount spent on consultants, which he said produced “a strong regional volunteer presence across Mississippi that has been putting up signs, passing out bumper stickers, and attending events engaging directly with voters.” “We will have funds to get out the radio, TV, and digital The PAC takes its name from the “Remember Mississippi” rallying cry McDaniel adopted after losing a bitterly fought primary against Cochran in 2014. Two, former Mississippi state Sen. Melanie Sojourner and Richard Burke, left the super PAC to join McDaniel’s campaign.

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Business donors overwhelmingly bet on the GOP. Here’s where it paid off.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Business donors overwhelmingly bet on the GOP. Here’s where it paid off.

Politico  

Winner: Financial services, largely driven by cryptocurrency backers Financial services, fueled by tens of millions of dollars in spending by the cryptocurrency industry, was one of the most notable winners on Election Day. The election results brought a massive payoff for the crypto sector in particular, whose super PACs helped unseat one of the industry’s most powerful critics in Congress, …

The crypto industry plowed tens of millions into the election. Now, it’s looking for a return on that investment
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The crypto industry plowed tens of millions into the election. Now, it’s looking for a return on that investment

CNN  

CNN — The cryptocurrency industry’s leading super PACs plowed $131 million into congressional races this election cycle to help elect dozens of pro-crypto lawmakers, while individual billionaires with crypto interests spent millions to help return Donald Trump to the White House. “As a result of this past election, we’ll have the most pro-crypto Congress that has ever been elected but …

The crypto industry plowed tens of millions into the election. Now, it’s looking for a return on that investment
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The crypto industry plowed tens of millions into the election. Now, it’s looking for a return on that investment

CNN  

CNN — The cryptocurrency industry’s leading super PACs plowed $131 million into congressional races this election cycle to help elect dozens of pro-crypto lawmakers, while individual billionaires with crypto interests spent millions to help return Donald Trump to the White House. “As a result of this past election, we’ll have the most pro-crypto Congress that has ever been elected but …

Betsy DeVos, who resigned Trump’s administration on January 6, pumps money into Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Betsy DeVos, who resigned Trump’s administration on January 6, pumps money into Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC

The Independent  

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Trump’s Campaign Is Short on Cash. Its Solution Could Cost Him the Election.
55 years ago

Trump’s Campaign Is Short on Cash. Its Solution Could Cost Him the Election.

Slate  

Donald Trump is relying on ultra-rich donors to make up for a major cash shortage, exploiting Citizens United to outsource core campaign work that he can’t afford to fund. So, instead, they give the money to super PACs—committees that can raise and spend unlimited sums in support of a candidate, which were unleashed by the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in …

Critics warn Elon Musk's pro-Trump super PAC is 'blowing it'
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Critics warn Elon Musk's pro-Trump super PAC is 'blowing it'

Daily Mail  

Republican insiders claim that Elon Musk 's America PAC - which the Tesla CEO has donated $75million to in three months - is doing a poor job of turning out voters. Musk initially supported DeSantis by holding a campaign announcement on X and he has hired many of the Florida governor's top people to run America PAC. Musk's donations to …

Elon Musk's pro-Trump super PAC is 'blowing it', warn critics as concerns grow over links to DeSantis
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk's pro-Trump super PAC is 'blowing it', warn critics as concerns grow over links to DeSantis

Daily Mail  

Republican insiders claim that Elon Musk's America PAC - which the Tesla CEO has donated $75million to in three months - is doing a poor job of turning out voters. Musk initially supported DeSantis by holding a campaign announcement on X and he has hired many of the Florida governor's top people to run America PAC. Republican insiders claim that …

Musk and other billionaires keep Trump afloat, donating over $350 million to MAGA super PACs
3 months ago

Musk and other billionaires keep Trump afloat, donating over $350 million to MAGA super PACs

Salon  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and three other billionaires have contributed over $350 million to super PACs supporting Republican nominee Donald Trump this cycle, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission. Related Elon Musk hires GOP political consultant to give Trump a big push Musk donated $75 million to his own “America PAC,” which has spent nearly $96 million …

Billionaire Timothy Mellon has poured $165 million into 2024 elections — mostly for Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Billionaire Timothy Mellon has poured $165 million into 2024 elections — mostly for Trump

Raw Story  

This story was originally published by OpenSecrets. Timothy Mellon, heir to Gilded Age industrialist Andrew Mellon, has continued to pour tens of millions into the campaigns of former President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican congressional candidates in 2024. In July, Mellon made a $50 million cash infusion to pro-Trump super PAC Make America Great Again, Inc., new …

Reclusive Republican megadonor drops $50m into Trump super PAC
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reclusive Republican megadonor drops $50m into Trump super PAC

The Independent  

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Outside spending in 2024 federal election tops $1 billion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Outside spending in 2024 federal election tops $1 billion

Raw Story  

This article originally appeared in OpenSecrets. Super PACs and other outside groups that can raise and spend unlimited sums of money have poured about $1.1 billion into 2024 federal elections as of Aug. 15 — nearly twice what similar groups spent over the same period in the 2020 presidential election cycle when independent expenditures hit an all-time record. More than …

George Soros donates $60M to Democrats' war chest
8 months, 4 weeks ago

George Soros donates $60M to Democrats' war chest

Daily Mail  

The billionaire George Soros has donated $60 million to Democracy PAC, a super political action committee he uses to support Democrats, the second-biggest campaign donation in the 2024 election cycle. Democracy PAC spread $21 million to a dozen super PACs in the first quarter, including $4 million in donations to both the House Majority PAC and the Senate Majority PAC. …

Trump allies launch secretive scheme to divide Biden support: report
9 months ago

Trump allies launch secretive scheme to divide Biden support: report

Raw Story  

Associates of former President Donald Trump are now looking to try to find ways to divide voters they fear will back President Joe Biden, by boosting other candidates and wedge issues in the Democratic Party. "They plan to promote the independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a 'champion for choice' to give voters for whom abortion is a top …

Meet some of the biggest donors shaping California’s U.S. Senate race
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet some of the biggest donors shaping California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

The California candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat in the U.S. Senate face strict rules on how much money they can accept from donors who want to support their primary campaigns: $3,300 from individuals, and $5,000 from political committees. Cryptocurrency billionaires Who they are: Silicon Valley leaders, including venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz; cryptocurrency executives Cameron …

Retired Americans PAC recovers money from $150K fraudulent bill scam
1 year, 8 months ago

Retired Americans PAC recovers money from $150K fraudulent bill scam

Raw Story  

As congressional candidates and political groups continue to be targeted by fraudsters, at least one of the recent victims has recovered six-figures worth of lost funds. The Retired Americans PAC, a super PAC that supports Democrats, recouped more than $150,000 it lost in late 2022 after paying fraudulent bills sent to the committee, according to an April 21 letter to …

Who Else Has Harlan Crow Given Money To?
1 year, 8 months ago

Who Else Has Harlan Crow Given Money To?

Slate  

Real estate mogul Harlan Crow has been in the national spotlight lately over his penchant for giving extravagant gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: private jet trips, megayacht excursions, and a $19,000 bible, to name just a few. As Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern wrote, this sure seems like a case of “classic quid pro quo corruption.” …

Sam Bankman-Fried: After spending big in primaries, the crypto billionaire says he won't help Democrats win the midterms
2 years, 2 months ago

Sam Bankman-Fried: After spending big in primaries, the crypto billionaire says he won't help Democrats win the midterms

Slate  

When Sam Bankman-Fried was asked during a podcast earlier this year how much money he might give to political candidates over upcoming election cycles, he offered an eye-popping ballpark number. And though he did not pledge to fund Democrats exclusively, he said his top causes included pandemic preparedness and “sane governance,” issues where Republicans notably tend to be weak.. Bankman-Fried …

AIPAC super PAC funnels millions in dark money to attack progressive candidates in Democratic races
2 years, 7 months ago

AIPAC super PAC funnels millions in dark money to attack progressive candidates in Democratic races

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Intent on keeping the influence of the growing pro-Palestinian rights movement in the U.S. to a minimum in Congress, the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee is pulling out all the stops to defeat progressive candidates including state Rep. Summer Lee in Pennsylvania's 12th District, where voters are going to the polls Tuesday. …

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood producer bankrolled mysterious super PAC funded flyers calling Connecticut's first black congresswoman a socialist
4 years, 1 month ago

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood producer bankrolled mysterious super PAC funded flyers calling Connecticut's first black congresswoman a socialist

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — During her first reelection bid earlier this year, Connecticut’s first black congresswoman, Rep. Jahana Hayes, was attacked as “too radical” in mailers showing her standing in front of a scene that looks like burning, violent looting and tying her to “the Squad.” But who exactly paid for the ads that Hayes decried as a “dog whistle” was a …

Parties Unleash Millions at Last Minute to Contest Senate Seats. It's Bad News for GOP Strongholds
4 years, 2 months ago

Parties Unleash Millions at Last Minute to Contest Senate Seats. It's Bad News for GOP Strongholds

News 18  

Republicans and Democrats are unleashing millions in eleventh-hour spending to contest Senate seats in states that read like a list of reliable GOP strongholds: Alaska. The Senate Majority PAC, a political committee aligned with the chamber’s Democratic leaders, has canceled its remaining $1.2 million in spending against GOP Sen. Cory Gardner in Colorado, sensing victory. Since mid-October, major GOP campaign …

Republicans Scramble To Defend Mitch McConnell’s Senate Majority
4 years, 3 months ago

Republicans Scramble To Defend Mitch McConnell’s Senate Majority

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans are rushing to save GOP control of the U.S. Senate, spending $20 million in deeply conservative states that have become unexpected battlegrounds as a surge of small-dollar donations gives Democrats the upper hand in states likely to make or break the Senate majority. “In my world, there haven’t been a lot of down polls in the …

President attacks GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson for not spending more on his campaign
4 years, 5 months ago

President attacks GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson for not spending more on his campaign

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump could have jeopardized one of the biggest cash injections for his campaign after he attacked GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson for not spending more, despite the Vegas mogul pledging at least $100 million to help his reelection. Donald Trump launched into a tirade against GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson over his campaign donations last week, leaving the Vegas mogul unsure …

Super PACs aid Warren, Klobuchar whether they like it or not
4 years, 10 months ago

Super PACs aid Warren, Klobuchar whether they like it or not

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar are getting help for their presidential bids from separate super PACs, whether they like it or not. But as outside groups backed other candidates and billionaire Mike Bloomberg joined the race, making multimillion-dollar ad buys across the United States, the groups and supporters such as Emily’s List said they needed to jump …

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