NEW: After years of decrying "dark money," Democrats embraced such spending with fresh zeal in 2020 — outpacing Republicans in secret money by hundreds of millions of dollars.
An original analysis w/ @kenvogel for the NYT: nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/…
An original analysis w/ @kenvogel for the NYT: nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/…
The topline findings: 15 of the most politically active nonprofits generally aligned with Democrats spent $1.5 billion+ in 2020 — compared to $900 million from s comparable list of 15 groups aligned with Rs.
nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/…
nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/…
These are huge sums.
One Dem-aligned nonprofit, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, spent more in 2020 than the DNC itself.
But nonprofits do not abide by same transparency rules — though they can pay for similar activities: ads, polling, voter reg, legal fights.
nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/…
One Dem-aligned nonprofit, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, spent more in 2020 than the DNC itself.
But nonprofits do not abide by same transparency rules — though they can pay for similar activities: ads, polling, voter reg, legal fights.
nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/…
So how does "dark money" work?
One pathway: Big donor —> Nonprofit —> Super PAC
If the donor gave directly to a super PAC, they would be named.
Funneling through nonprofit = anonymity.
nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/…
One pathway: Big donor —> Nonprofit —> Super PAC
If the donor gave directly to a super PAC, they would be named.
Funneling through nonprofit = anonymity.
nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/…
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