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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

Most voters have no idea any of this is happening. These PACs run ads about jobs and immigration — never mentioning crypto or AI. 73% of voters disapprove of officials having crypto business ties, but 55% didn't even know Trump is personally involved in the industry (per CoinDesk).

But when voters do find out, the spending can backfire. In Illinois, candidates who called out the crypto money against them won their primaries despite being vastly outspent. Transparency is the only counter to this.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter

Money involved in this election Raja Krishnamoorthi (D): Raised $31.4M ($57.8k from industry donors), $412k in outside spending to support ($30.2k from crypto PACs), $3.34M in outside spending to oppose Juliana Stratton (D): Raised $4.79M ($1k from industry donors), $9.07M in outside spending to support, $10.4M in outside spending to oppose ($9.99M from crypto PACs) Robin Kelly (D): Raised $3.47M ($2k from industry donors), $1.28M in outside spending to support ($285k from crypto PACs) Dick Durbin (D): Raised $2.38M Don Tracy (R): Raised $2.33M Jeannie Evans (R): Raised $1.28M Casey Chlebek (R): Raised $202k Spending by crypto- and AI-focused committees FairShake (crypto) Total spending $9,866,091 to oppose Juliana Stratton in the primary $9,866,091 Protect Progress (crypto) Total spending $434,834 to oppose Juliana Stratton in the primary $119,643 to support Raja Krishnamoorthi in the primary $30,183 to support Robin Kelly in the primary $285,008
Money involved in this election La Shawn Ford (D): Raised $653k, $2.48M in outside spending to oppose ($2.48M from crypto PACs) Anthony Driver Jr. (D): Raised $249k, $564k in outside spending to support Danny Davis (D): Raised $101k Kina Collins (D): Raised $54.9k Chad Koppie (R): Patricia Easley (R): Spending by crypto- and AI-focused committees FairShake (crypto) Total spending $2,475,780 to oppose La Shawn Ford in the primary $2,475,780