The Republican Party’s money machine is rustier than it looks
Ahead of the midterm elections Republicans claim to have at least one thing going for them: money, and lots of it. At first glance, the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show Republicans with a staggeringly large cash advantage.
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Ahead of the midterm elections Republicans claim to have at least one thing going for them: money, and lots of it. At first glance, the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show Republicans with a staggeringly large cash advantage. Across their party apparatus and political action committees, or PACs, Republicans have amassed around $1bn, more than twice as much as Democrats have (see chart). As the populist left calls for Medicare-for-all, Democrats’ signature health law is faltering Charlotte Howard, our US editor, on what Florida and Iowa reveal about political change in America How to stop extremists from making a party unelectable
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- Ahead of the midterm elections Republicans claim to have at least one thing going for them: money, and lots of it. At first glance, the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show Republicans with a staggeringly large cash advantage.
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The Republican Party’s money machine is rustier than it looks
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