A Storied Tradition

[Jolly]

$218M is chump change to a big Dem donor...

[taiwan_girl]

@Jolly He was the largest donor from either side.

[Jolly]

Since January, Soros put in over $128M

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/election-midterms-2022/card/soros-pumped-128-million-into-democratic-effort-to-preserve-majorities-ZL1MEPBwHlq6iJaj91LP

[George K]

https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors?cycle=2022&view=fc

[George K]

From the Open Secrets page I linked above. For the 2022 cycle:

[Mik]

Same figures I got. The telling figure is the 88% outside money.

[George K]

Look at organizations.

What's interesting is that, thought the totals for Republican donations exceed Democrats, individual entities, both persons and organizations seem to be clustered around just a few (Soros) where the GOP tend to be, dare I say, more diverse.

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K said in A Storied Tradition:

where the GOP tend to be, dare I say, more diverse

LOL.

I guess the Democrats get their money from 25 old white guys and the Republicans get their money from 50 old white guys.

But, the data you present just shows that each side is pretty much the same when it comes to getting money from people. Neither side can claim the moral ground on this.

[jon-nyc]

@Mik said in A Storied Tradition:

Same figures I got. The telling figure is the 88% outside money.

You have Citizens United v FEC to thank for that.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said in A Storied Tradition:

@Mik said in A Storied Tradition:

Same figures I got. The telling figure is the 88% outside money.

You have Citizens United v FEC to thank for that.

Correctly decided but disastrous.