After decades of staying out of politics, billionaire Microsoft co-founder and global philanthropist Bill Gates is reportedly getting involved in the 2024 election -- with a $50 million contribution to the effort to elect Vice President Kamala Harris.
Koch Super PAC Is Spending Big for Republicans to Take the Senate
substack.perfectunion.us
... Billionaire Charles Koch is attempting to set the table for Trump to carry out his second-term agenda.
Despite some high-profile breaks with former President Donald Trump over the past several years, the most notable conservative donor of this century is pouring tens of millions of dollars into electing like-minded Republicans to a Senate he hopes will implement his agenda.
Billionaire Charles Koch's primary political action committee has already spent nearly $64.3 million this election cycle on Senate races in battleground states to deliver the U.S. Senate back to Republican control.
The super PAC, Americans for Prosperity Action, has spent the money to place television ads, send out mailers, and conduct canvassing operations backing GOP candidates in six Senate races that are being closely fought, according to a review of Federal Election Commission data. ...
#14 | Posted by LampLighter | Flag: How to not look like a complete moron while posting on the Retort.
@#17 ... Again, if that's your view, you're voting for the wrong party. ...
To wit ...
Trump's small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue (October 10, 2024)
apnews.com
... Donald Trump's contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last bid for the White House, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he attempts to keep pace with Democrats' fundraising machine.
Fewer than a third of the Republican's campaign contributions have come from donors who gave less than $200 " down from nearly half of all donations in his 2020 race, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and OpenSecrets, an organization that tracks political spending.
The total collected from small donors has also declined, according to the analysis. Trump raised $98 million from such contributors through June, a 40% drop compared to the $165 million they contributed during a corresponding period in his previous presidential race.
The dip has forced Trump to rely more on wealthy donors and groups backed by them, a shift that cuts into the populist message that first propelled him to the White House. ...
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