dark money
money donated to politically active nonprofit organizations or anonymous corporate entities, which spend this money to influence political campaigns or other special interests but are not required to reveal their donors.
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At, or at least near, the top of the campaign’s chain was sitting GOP Virginia state senator and veteran political operative Jill Vogel—managing partner at Holtzman Vogel, a heavyweight in the world of conservative politics and dark money groups.
Kanye West’s ‘Independent’ Campaign Was Secretly Run by GOP Elites | Roger Sollenberger, William Bredderman | December 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastSome of the money raised from Fancelli flowed to dark money groups that supported the rally, according to wire transfers described to ProPublica, planning documents and interviews with insiders.
Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot | by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan | November 18, 2021 | ProPublicaIt was initiated by a consortium of conservative states’ attorneys general, funded by dark money.
Conservative Justices Dismiss GOP Tricks and Save Obamacare | Jay Michaelson | June 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastA leading progressive legal advocacy group is spinning off from the sprawling dark money network that seeded it, the group tells Axios.
In part, some suggest media owners might be leery of running misleading or distasteful ads from dark money groups.
‘Wouldn’t make economic sense’: Despite hyped targeting restrictions on 2020 political ads, few new limits are in place | jim cooper | October 12, 2020 | Digiday
A brilliant Silicon Valley entrepreneur may have found a way to get dark money out of politics without changing any laws.
The group was founded in 2008 by operatives who would later have ties to the dark money powerhouse Crossroads GPS.
Five, the tens or arguably hundreds of millions of dollars in dark money that flowed from corporate sources into GOP coffers.
Super PACs have aided both candidates, but Grimes has less dark-money support than McConnell.
Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP | Center for Public Integrity | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUndisclosed dark money contributions to political candidates and office holders.
Morgan Fairchild: Badass Foreign Policy Wonk | Asawin Suebsaeng | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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