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How AI, crypto and AIPAC are ending political careers
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AI companies, the cryptocurrency industry and pro-Israel groups are spending like never before to sink their least favorite members of Congress and congressional candidates.
Key facts
- Eight of the 12 top outside spenders in House primaries this cycle are PACs affiliated with crypto, AI or pro-Israel groups, an Axios analysis of FEC data found
- The only entities that can compete with these levels of spending are the two parties' main super PACs, the Democrats' House Majority PAC and the Republicans' Congressional Leadership Fund
- AI companies, the cryptocurrency industry and pro-Israel groups are spending like never before to sink their least favorite members of Congress and congressional candidates
- Yes, but: Some aren't convinced that this spending adds up to an unstoppable behemoth
Summary
Pro-Israel groups spent nearly $8 million to oust GOP Rep. Crypto-aligned Protect Progress was by far the largest spender in Texas' 18th District, pouring nearly $5 million into unseating longtime Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) in favor of freshman Rep. Eight of the 12 top outside spenders in House primaries this cycle are PACs affiliated with crypto, AI or pro-Israel groups, an Axios analysis of FEC data found. Protect Progress, the Democratic arm of leading cryptocurrency PAC Fairshake, had spent the most as of Thursday with $15.8 million across nearly a dozen Democratic primaries.