Cecilia Bisogno

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Obama 2010 (Koch brothers spending massively on Republicans): Citizens United should be overturned, money in politics corrupts Clinton 2016, Biden 2020 (Koch brothers sit out, most billionaires are anti-Trump): hey jack, don’t worry about it, it’s all good 2024:

Top Donors in 2024 Election
These totals combine contributions to campaign committees and independent expenditure groups. Notably missing from the list is prominent Democratic donor George Soros, who donated $179 million during the 2022 campaign. Much of that money was not spent until the 2024 election cycle.
• Solidly Republican/Conservative
Solidly Democratic/Liberal
Leans Republican/Conservative
Elon Musk
Timothy Mellon
Miriam Adelson
Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein
Kenneth C. Griffin
Jeffrey & Janine Yass
Paul Singer
Michael Bloomberg
Dustin Moskovitz
Marc Andreessen
Ben & Felicia Horowitz
Stephen Schwarzman
Timothy Dunn
Reid Hoffman
Rob Bigelow
Diane Hendricks
James & Marilyn Simons
John Joe Ricketts
Patrick & Shirley Ryan
Fred Eychaner
Stephen Jr. & Susan Mandel
Warren Stephens
Laura Perlmutter
Deborah Simon
Vince & Linda McMahon
$291,482,587
$197,047,200
$148,304,900
$143,498,936
$108,402,284
$101,128,680
$66,800,800
$64,339,734
$50,671,800
$42,365,113
$42,114,154
$40,202,039
$35,780,200
$35,390,504
$34,991,500
$33,165,417
$32,397,013
$32,273,650
$32,198,116
$31,587,600
$27,263,900
$25,895,650
$25,344,890
$24,583,908
$23,961,659
"Solid" donors give more than 85% to one side; "Leans" donors give 60%-80% to one side; "On the Fence" donors give 40%-59% to each side.
Source: OpenSecrets • Created with Datawrapper

"A new poll from @dataforprogress.org finds that likely voters largely oppose the U.S. taking ownership of each location...Majorities oppose the U.S. taking Greenland, Canada, and most starkly, Gaza. Only 23% want the U.S. to control Gaza, while 62% oppose that idea."

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Oppose the U.S. Taking Ownership of the Panama Canal, Greenland, Canada, and Gaza.
Description: Do you support or oppose the United States taking ownership of the following areas?
The Panama Canal — Support: 40%, Oppose: 46%
Greenland — Support: 32%, Oppose: 54%
Canada — Support: 27%, Oppose: 62%
Gaza — Support: 24%, Oppose: 62%

February 8–9, 2025 survey of 1,201 U.S. likely voters.
Daily Kos@dailykos.com · last yr.

Trump’s 2025 imperialist tour: Buy Greenland, invade Gaza, take back the Panama Canal, and—just to keep things ridiculous—rename the Gulf of Mexico.

NEW: Our comprehensive post-election report examines the factors that led to Trump's win, using longitudinal data collected throughout 2024. Primarily, we find that voters were upset with the economy and the status quo.

Trump Voters Say They Voted for Him Because He Is a Change From the Biden-Harris Administration and Will Secure the Border.
Description: Which of the following best describes why you voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election?
Response Options:
A) He is a much-needed change from the current Biden-Harris administration
B) He will secure the border and deport illegal immigrants
C) He will lower costs
D) He will keep jobs in America
E) He will stop extremism around gender, race, and sexuality in our culture
F) He will lower my taxes
G) Other
H) None of these
2024 Trump voters — 36% chose A, 26% chose B, 14% chose C, 10% chose D, 5% chose E, 3% chose F, 5% chose G, 1% chose H
Independent / Third party — 46% chose A, 21% chose B, 10% chose C, 9% chose D, 3% chose E, 2% chose F, 8% chose G, 0% chose H
Republican — 34% chose A, 28% chose B, 15% chose C, 9% chose D, 5% chose E, 4% chose F, 4% chose G, 1% chose H

November 15–18, 2024 survey of 612 likely voters who voted for Trump

Recent DFP polling similarly finds that CFPB's actions on medical debt collection and banking are overwhelmingly popular across party lineshttps://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/11/21/voters-overwhelmingly-support-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureaus-recent-actions

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Revolving Door Project@revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 2y ago

At a Senate hearing today, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) claimed that CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s continued efforts to protect consumers went against the wishes of the American public. But the truth is that Americans across party lines support the CFPB’s fight.