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Data for Progress
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NEW: Do Democrats funded by AIPAC pay an electoral penalty in a general election? We find that a Democrat funded by AIPAC performs significantly worse against a Republican than a Democrat who “rejects all outside financial support from industry groups and PACs.”

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Data for Progress
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We also find that candidates funded by AI companies, cryptocurrency companies, and the pharmaceutical industry significantly underperform candidates who reject corporate PAC money. Read the full survey experiment: www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/7/...

dataforprogress.orgAIPAC, AI, and Crypto-Funded Democrats Underperform Democrats Who Reject Corporate PAC MoneyOur experiment demonstrates that voters have meaningful preferences about where a candidate gets their money, and these preferences are strong enough for some voters to switch their vote from one part...
Big Beautiful Blue Wall
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Again it would be more meaningful to base this on past electoral contests. Bernie Moreno, for instance received tons of cash from the Crypto community and it made a huge difference. 'swing voters' are heavily influenced by TV ads that this money buys.