Packed Pacs: how billionaires in the US are bankrolling Republicans at the state level
Republicans are relying on ‘nameless’ donors who want to push a rightwing agenda and gain long-term hegemony
Billionaires are increasingly bankrolling Republican candidates in state legislative races across the US to push a rightwing agenda and gain long-term hegemony.
The concerted effort shows that Donald Trump ally Elon Musk, currently throwing his weight behind a candidate for Wisconsin’s state supreme court, is far from alone in seeking to build influence at the grassroots.
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