The Supreme Court’s terrible Citizens United decision enabled rich people to give much more money to political causes
The 50 biggest donors this cycle have collectively pumped $1.1 billion into political committees and other groups competing in the midterms https://t.co/M6IdQQFwK3
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 25, 2022
Expand the court. Get rid of Citizens United. Fix American democracy. https://t.co/d3scc3bUAp
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) November 3, 2022
"Lindell is part of a much bigger story – one that reveals how a complex web of donors, party leaders, conservative organizations and media outlets has been essential to reinforcing extremism," writes @julianzelizerhttps://t.co/SIveBMZEya
— CNN Opinion (@CNNOpinion) October 28, 2022
Charles Johnson, owner of @SFGiants donated $11million to GOPcandidates & PACS, including Herschel Walker. Walker is anti abortion/no exceptions. He has 4 children w 4 different women. Numerous women claim he paid for their abortion.
— Karlie / Proud Dem / Vote! (@KarlieInCali) October 27, 2022
Really, Johnson? Really, @SFGiants
Can I come back to that report that a billion dollars in dark money has been spent on Republican Senate candidates? Stunning. https://t.co/YiNzrl8Qy7
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) October 26, 2022
NEW from us:
— Justin Elliott (@JustinElliott) October 26, 2022
The fortune behind the single biggest right-wing donor this election comes from a strange source: the cardboard boxes and paper bags strewn about your home. https://t.co/RTymWN6rZ5 pic.twitter.com/Dki3CjlmAj
Ronald Lauder, heir to the Estee Lauder fortune, has joined the list of high-profile donors who are boosting election deniers, giving $1 million to the Republican State Leadership committee. https://t.co/wZPD4gy0Ru
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 25, 2022
Peter Thiel is the Citizens United disaster personified.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 24, 2022
He's poured nearly $30 million into the midterms.
Most of those funds have gone to J.D. Vance and Blake Masters — two of his personal protégés.
When billionaires can manipulate our elections like this, democracy dies.
These are the top 5 corporate contributors to election deniers running for federal and state offices:
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 22, 2022
1. Koch Industries, $629,000
2. AT&T, $619,500
3. Home Depot, $544,500
4. UPS, $441,100
5. Boeing, $427,500https://t.co/RStP3DsoXg
NEW — Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, drops $10 million more into Tim Scott's super PAC, @OMFPAC.
— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) October 21, 2022
Ellison has now put at least $35 million behind Scott, who could run for President in 2024. pic.twitter.com/rHLYx5r7HO
Good overview of what over a billion dollars, a few dozen front groups and a few shady operators can do to wreck democracy and capture a Court. https://t.co/72qYRSPMOK
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) November 4, 2022
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