WaPo: 50 Donors Have So Far Given $1.5B To PACs

The Washington Post reports:

The 50 biggest donors this cycle have collectively pumped $1.5 billion into political committees and other groups competing in the election, according to a Washington Post analysis of Federal Election Commission data.

The vast majority of money from top donors has gone to super PACs, which can accept unlimited sums from individuals and often work closely with campaigns despite rules against coordinating their advertising.

From billionaire investors to shipping magnates, these megadonors skew Republican, though they affiliate with both parties.

Read the full article. The top three on the list are GOP megadonors Ken Griffin [photo], Timothy Mellon, and Jeff Yass.  

What Bush v Gore hath wrought.

Meet the megadonors pumping millions into the 2024 election https://t.co/39pvVjFBI0

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