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Mar 17, 2021 · The 2020 election saw more than $1 billion in “dark money” spending at the federal level, a massive sum driven by an explosion of secret donations boosting Democrats in a historically expensive cycle. That’s according to an estimate from OpenSecrets. The billion-dollar sum includes a whopping $660 million in donations from opaque ...
- House Democrats pass campaign finance overhaul, Senate GOP to block ...
Still, Democrats remain opposed to dark money, while...
- Party operatives steering millions in ‘dark money’ to 2020 election ads
Party-aligned super PACs have taken around $40 million from...
- Most expensive ever: 2020 election cost $14.4 billion
Political spending in the 2020 election totaled $14.4...
- Unprecedented surge in ‘dark money’ floods 2024 elections
Dark money groups registered as 501 (c) nonprofits have...
- House Democrats pass campaign finance overhaul, Senate GOP to block ...
Feb 11, 2021 · Political spending in the 2020 election totaled $14.4 billion, more than doubling the total cost of the record-breaking 2016 presidential election cycle. That’s according to OpenSecrets’ analysis of Federal Election Commission filings. OpenSecrets previously estimated that the 2020 election would cost around $14 billion.
Nov 27, 2020 · Democrats have denounced dark money for years, but relied on it heavily during the 2020 election, according to a new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics for CNN. CNN values your feedback 1.
Jan 29, 2022 · The Leo-linked groups — the 85 Fund, Rule of Law Trust and The Concord Fund — emerged as a dark-money force in 2020, spending $122 million on issues that animate the conservative base ...
Mar 13, 2024 · Dark money groups registered as 501 (c) nonprofits have collectively reported about $2.3 million in spending to the FEC during the 2024 election cycle. The bulk of that spending was reported by Defending Democracy Together, a dark money group that opposes former President Donald Trump in the presidential race.
Sep 13, 2020 · But the limited picture that has emerged so far in 2020 shows $14.2 million in dark money has been spent supporting Democrats or against Republicans versus $9.8 million to support Republicans or ...
In the 2020 election cycle, there was more than $1 billion in undisclosed spending; of that money, $514 million was spent to help Democrats and $200 million was spent to help Republicans. Joe Biden received $174 million in anonymous contributions, over six times as much as Donald Trump 's $25 million.
