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Familiar faces bankroll DNC convention account
The Democratic National Convention will be virtual this year, leaving wealthy donors without the usual venue to make inroads with party leaders. Still, many Democratic donors have already invested in this year’s event. The major funders behind the convention won’t be revealed until this fall, because the bulk of its funding goes to the Milwaukee Host Committee, a nonprofit that isn’t subject to disclosure rules like political committees.
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Outside spending surpasses half-billion mark as 2020 election nears
Three months before Election Day, outside spending has already crossed the $500 million line. It’s the most outside spending by this point in any election except 2016. Ultimately, outside groups spent a record-breaking $1.7 billion that cycle. With super PACs closely tied to President Donald Trump and Joe Biden flooding the airwaves, spending on the presidential race makes up 40 percent of federal outside spending.
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Alaska independents defy political norms in race to unseat Republicans
IIndependent candidates face long odds. But in Alaska, these candidates don’t just run for office. Sometimes, they win. In both Alaska’s U.S. House and Senate elections, independent candidates — Al Gross for the Senate and Alyse Galvin for the House — are challenging Republican incumbents. And they’re raising big money with the help of national Democrats.
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