AI, Crypto, and Bets: The Fresh Power Players Fueling the 2026 Midterms
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A new wave of outside money from AI firms, cryptocurrency groups, and sports-betting companies is flooding the 2026 midterms, with groups like Leading the Future ($75M+), Fairshake (~$171M), and Win for America raising large sums to influence primaries and general elections, while established super PACs and MAGA Inc. also command huge war chests—marking an unprecedented shift in campaign financing.
- Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms Politico
- GOP campaigns go all-in on AI — Dems not so much Axios
- Crypto and AI Pacs raise $250mn ahead of US midterm elections Financial Times
- Andreessen, Horowitz Boost AI Super PAC to Over $50 Million Bloomberg.com
- AI becomes contentious issue in midterms over donations CNBC
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