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The Richest 2026 Players: AI, Crypto, Pro-Israel Groups and Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/politics/ai-crypto-trump-super-pac-israel-2026-midterms.html-snip-
Leading the Future, the main super PAC funded by the A.I. industry, raised $50.3 million in the second half of 2025, almost all from the family of an OpenAI founder and from the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has invested heavily in A.I.
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Fairshake, the main super PAC backed by crypto heavy hitters, took in $73.8 million in the second half of 2025, mainly from its typical backers: Andreessen Horowitz, a major investor in crypto, as well as the crypto companies Coinbase and Ripple. Fairshake and its two affiliate groups entered 2026 with $193 million on hand.
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A pro-Israel super PAC is bigger than ever.
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The group moved $30 million to its allied super PAC, the United Democracy Project, last year. That super PAC raised $61.6 million in the second half of 2025 and entered this year with almost $96 million on hand, putting it among the best-funded outside groups in the country.
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Donald Trump has a $304 million advantage.
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He could transfer the cash to the super PACs of House or Senate Republicans in the midterm homestretch. He could use it to bludgeon his Democratic rivals, or wave it as a warning to Republicans not to cross him. Or maybe he will simply hold onto it, keeping the threat of all of the above alive.
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Leading the Future, the main super PAC funded by the A.I. industry, raised $50.3 million in the second half of 2025, almost all from the family of an OpenAI founder and from the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has invested heavily in A.I.
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Fairshake, the main super PAC backed by crypto heavy hitters, took in $73.8 million in the second half of 2025, mainly from its typical backers: Andreessen Horowitz, a major investor in crypto, as well as the crypto companies Coinbase and Ripple. Fairshake and its two affiliate groups entered 2026 with $193 million on hand.
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A pro-Israel super PAC is bigger than ever.
-snip-
The group moved $30 million to its allied super PAC, the United Democracy Project, last year. That super PAC raised $61.6 million in the second half of 2025 and entered this year with almost $96 million on hand, putting it among the best-funded outside groups in the country.
-snip-
Donald Trump has a $304 million advantage.
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He could transfer the cash to the super PACs of House or Senate Republicans in the midterm homestretch. He could use it to bludgeon his Democratic rivals, or wave it as a warning to Republicans not to cross him. Or maybe he will simply hold onto it, keeping the threat of all of the above alive.
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