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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.”

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...

28/7/26, 7:03 pm8 reposts25 likes

Big Beautiful Blue Wall

@buildbluewall.bsky.social

28 July

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.

Ohio Todd

@lettucewrangler.bsky.social

29 July

This is about Democrats, not Republicans. Everyone expects a Republican to have corporate support.

Big Beautiful Blue Wall

@buildbluewall.bsky.social

29 July

The point is, whether you need a certain amount of money to compete against MAGA. (the Republican Party died in 2015 after a long illness)

Big Beautiful Blue Wall

@buildbluewall.bsky.social

29 July

I promote a strategy that doesn't rely on idiot swing voters, but the amount of informed voters necessary don't care enough about the threat of fascism to implement it. So we need money for TV ads to get swing voters to do the right thing. they're stupid