The Billionaires Behind Trump and Harris’ Campaigns—and What They Want
Posted on AllSides August 26th, 2024
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ANALYSIS
The people responsible for funding a sixth of the 2024 election could fit inside an Olive Garden restaurant.
Campaigns this election season have raised roughly $7.2 billion, with the top 100 donors pitching in $1.2 billion, according to campaign-finance tracker OpenSecrets. The contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump—and the hundreds of down-ballot races in Congress—is on track to be one of the most expensive campaigns ever. It is being increasingly bankrolled by a handful of billionaires and some hundred millionaires seeking to bend the U.S....
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