The ten richest Americans have a combined wealth of well over half a trillion dollars. And we might only be beginning to feel the influence of all that buying power in the 2020 campaign.
And we might only be beginning to feel the influence of all that buying power in the 2020 campaign.
Here are the different ways the 10 members of the 0.000003% are publicly engaging in the 2020 campaign.The Oracle co-founder only recently joined the Trump train. During the 2016 campaign, he gave millions to Marco Rubio and to super PACS that supported the Florida senator. Over the years, Ellison has given money to both parties with a focus on Republicans.
The Kochs have had a complicated relationship with Trump and clashed with the president over issues like trade. Story continuesA few links to the DemocratsTwo billionaires on the list have been linked to Democratic campaigns. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has also been linked to the Buttigieg campaign. His wife Nicole Shanahan reportedly hosted a fundraiser for Buttigieg last year. According to FEC data, Shanahan gave $2,800 to Mayor Pete last November and has contributed to a range of other Democratic politicians over the years. Brin himself gave to a get out the vote group in 2016 and to Barack Obama during the 2012 campaign.
The @washingtonpost loses money and gives owner @JeffBezos power to screw public on low taxation of @Amazon! Big tax shelterMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates, the second richest person in the world, has also tended to spend his money outside of the electoral process. He’s used his fortune to make the Gates Foundation the largest private foundation in the world.
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