Tag: PAC
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Meet the 20-year-old Democrat running a multi-million dollar PAC targeting Gen Z
From his “war room” decorated with political merch and “awesome memes” in his mom’s South Jersey home, David Austin, 20, has raised almost $18 million for his super PAC trying to reach Gen Z voters like him, arguing it takes a young person to communicate with young people. “You need real young people,” said Austin,…
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Elon Musk and America PAC share violent, vulgar videos about Kamala Harris
With Election Day on the horizon, Elon Musk is leaning into violent and vulgar rhetoric. Musk, one of the world’s richest men, posted a video to X on Sunday in which a gladiator with President Donald Trump’s face briefly sword fights with and kicks a warrior with Vice President Kamala Harris’ face — a video whose…
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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and America PAC over million dollar petition giveaway
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is suing Elon Musk and his super PAC to block their million-dollar giveaway to registered voters, seeking to halt the lottery-style stunt that election experts, and the Justice Department, have warned might violate federal law. Krasner is seeking an injunction: He argued in a filing Monday that the effort is…
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Secretive Democratic super PAC pumps $30 million into Spanish-language TV ads
A secretive Democratic super PAC has been quietly running a massive Spanish-language ad campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, pumping tens of millions of dollars into trying to reach persuadable Latino voters. Future Forward, a pro-Harris super PAC, keeps a low profile and rarely speaks publicly about the staggering $422 million it has…
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Democratic super PAC jumps into Texas Senate race to boost Colin Allred against Ted Cruz
A Democratic super PAC is hitting the airwaves in Texas, looking to boost Rep. Colin Allred by focusing on abortion in his underdog but increasingly competitive race against GOP Sen. Ted Cruz. Senate Majority PAC, the party’s main outside group involved in Senate races, is planning to spend $5 million on a TV ad buy…
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Republican super PAC makes last-ditch push to swing Nevada Senate race
Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to flip Nevada’s Senate seat, optimistic that a strong performance from former President Donald Trump in the state could boost Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown. Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP super PAC involved in Senate races, is planning to spend $6.2 million on TV, radio and digital ads…
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DOJ warns Musk’s PAC that $1M petition giveaways could be illegal
The Justice Department has sent a letter to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s super PAC, America PAC, warning that its $1 million daily giveaway in battleground states may run afoul of federal law, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. The letter came from the department’s Public Integrity Section, the source said. That section…
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Elon Musk says all voting should be ‘in person’ while his super PAC promotes voting by mail
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Friday that all voting should be “in person,” contradicting his own history of voting by mail and the efforts of his pro-Trump super PAC to get others to vote by mail, too. During a wide-ranging town hall event in Oaks, Pennsylvania, where Musk is campaigning for former President Donald Trump,…
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Elon Musk has given nearly $75 million to his pro-Trump super PAC
Elon Musk has given nearly $75 million to America PAC, the super PAC that he created to support former President Donald Trump, according to a campaign finance filing from the group late Tuesday. The filing with the Federal Election Commission was the first public look at Musk’s political giving this year, after months of speculation…
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Cards Against Humanity offers payouts to new swing-state voters, responding to Musk’s PAC
The company behind the game Cards Against Humanity is aiming to one-up Elon Musk with its plan to pay blue-leaning swing-state residents who make a voting plan and agree to publicly condemn Donald Trump. The company announced Tuesday an initiative to encourage people who didn’t vote in 2020 to go to the polls this year,…