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Democrats rake in cash, Musk takes center stage for GOP: 5 takeaways from latest fundraising hauls

Democrats running in competitive Senate races are raking in cash as they race to close the financial gap with Republicans, who have been buoyed in part by Elon Musk and his super PAC. Democrat James Talarico’s campaign for Texas Senate alone raised a staggering $60 million between July, August and September, while Sen. Jon Ossoff...

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The Hill· Oct 16, 7:05 PMDemocrats rake in cash, Musk takes center stage for GOP: 5 takeaways from latest fundraising hauls

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‘Billionaires Aren’t Compatible With Democracy’: Elon Musk Tries to Boost Ken Paxton With $158 Million DonationThe world's richest man is spending an unprecedented sum of money to help Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton win a crucial US Senate race, according to Federal Election Commission filings disclosed Thursday. As reported by the Texas Tribune , the filings show SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in September gave $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), the…

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Elon Musk Settles Lawsuit Over Rigged Lottery for Trump SupportersElon Musk has settled a class action lawsuit over allegations that his shady super PAC offered President Donald Trump’s supporters a chance to win $1 million—when the winners had already been handpicked. Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Musk’s America PAC offered to “randomly” give away $1 million each day to registered voters in several…

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GOP's favorite get-out-the-vote guru has a felon problem in a key swing state: reportOne of the Republican Party’s best-known voter-registration activists has reportedly paid at least two people with serious criminal records to run get-out-the-vote operations in Pennsylvania , according to a new investigation. The Bulwark reported Friday that GOP operative Scott Presler paid two convicted felons through his super PAC, Early Vote Action,…

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Musk donates over $150 million to Senate GOP group, assisting PaxtonBillionaire Elon Musk is offering a nine-figure assist to Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a decisive return to large-scale political giving for the world's richest man.

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Affordability, Messaging in Focus Ahead of US MidtermsKatie Zacharia will no longer serve as President Donald Trump’s press secretary after spending less than a week on the job, thrusting the White House’s communications operation back into a state of chaos. Trump has previously cited Republicans' messaging as a pain point in recent remarks. Elsewhere, the Texas Senate race has turned into one of the most…

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Elon Musk’s Quiet Role in the Most Expensive Senate Race in HistoryElon Musk is single-handedly funding one of the largest super PACs backing Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate midterm election. Five hundred million dollars has been spent so far, making it the most expensive Senate race in history. According to Federal Election Commission reports filed Thursday, Musk made two multimillion-dollar…

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Cookies, liquor and mocking Nazis fuel final stretch in fiery Texas House raceKaty Padilla Stout's Texas Democratic campaign reported over $4,300 in cookies, beer and wine and Mexican restaurant spending, according to FEC records.

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The $2500 Donation that could mean more for Texas' Senate race than Elon Musk’s millionsBarbara Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, has given money to a super PAC supporting Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, Houston Public Media reported . The amount is small, but it may say something about where some Republicans stand. Lone Star Rising PAC’s third-quarter filing with the FEC lists a $2,500 contribution from the…

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