AI PACs spent millions on the 2026 midterms with mixed results
Political groups funded by the AI industry are already turning their attention to the next election cycle.
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- Bloomberg.comRepublicans Outspent Democrats in Key Races, But Have Little to Show for It
- Time MagazineThe Winners and Losers of AI's First Big Election
- Business InsiderElon Musk's Texas-Sized Midterms Failure
- PoliticoDems made Big Tech a foil - and they couldn’t stop winning
- Al JazeeraHow US midterms have cost a record $12bn as cost of living soars
- Citation Needed by Molly WhiteCrypto and AI’s $250 million election goes sideways
- Vanity FairElon Musk Spent $474 Million on the 2026 Midterm Elections. On Election Day, He Fell Silent.
- The HillMusk jokes about GOP losses after spending big in midterms
- BBCElon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms
- Mezha.netAI PACs spent millions to influence the midterms, with mixed results
- Fortune‘This might just be the biggest defeat for big money in politics': Billionaires poured hundreds of millions into Tuesday’s races and still lost
- NewsweekThe Billionaires Who Spent, Won and Lost the Most at the Midterms
- Around PragueMusk Spent $474 Million on the 2026 Midterms and Lost