AI PACs spent millions on the midterms with little to show for it
Pro-AI political groups and Elon Musk's election spending had limited impact, and OpenAI's Chris Lehane is already positioning for 2028.
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- WIREDThe Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Didn’t Really Impact the Midterms
- CNBCElon Musk’s record election bet backfired. The backlash may reach beyond one billionaire
- Bloomberg.comRepublicans Outspent Democrats in Key Races, But Have Little to Show for It
- ForbesAI Billionaires’ Political Spending Report Cards: Big Winners, A Few Losers
- Brennan Center for JusticeBig Money Breaks Records, Boosts GOP: 5 Things to Know About the Midterms
- The New York TimesMeet the Megadonors Pumping $2 Billion Into the 2026 Midterms
- ReutersThe new kingmakers: Crypto, AI and betting firms fuel record spending on the 2026 midterms
- Business InsiderThe AI industry has already spent $65 million ahead of the midterm elections with no signs of slowing down.
- PBSFact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens' claims ahead of the Michigan Democratic Senate primary
- Time MagazineThe Winners and Losers of AI's First Big Election
- NPRAI and tech are trying to influence the midterm elections
- NBC NewsRepublicans fight red-state midterm chaos with hundreds of millions in late money
- PoliticoBores on OpenAI’s spending retreat: I’ll believe it when I see it
- Public CitizenCorporate Supremacist Super PACs Drive $500 Million Midterm Spending Surge