Outside money floods California governor race, reshaping the contest
TL;DR
Independent expenditure committees have poured a record $79.6 million into California’s governor race ahead of the June 2 primary, with donors ranging from PG&E and the California Chamber of Commerce to Silicon Valley figures and unions backing or opposing candidates. The funds, which can’t coordinate with campaigns, are fueling a high-stakes ad war—targeting Tom Steyer while backing frontrunners Xavier Becerra and Matt Mahan—showing how outside money is reshaping the race in the post-Citizens United era.
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- Record-setting outside money pouring into California governor’s race Los Angeles Times
- Billionaire Tom Steyer’s ad spending breaks records in California governor’s race AP News
- ‘The Mogul Midterms’: Four ways Silicon Valley billionaires are influencing the election The San Francisco Standard
- More Big Tech money pours in to California governor candidates in race's final weeks SFGATE
- Tom Steyer has shattered spending records, is it enough to advance to the general election? NBC 7 San Diego
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