Robbie Jaeger 🔎

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Another mysterious super PAC is entering the #ME02 Democratic primary, boosting progressive Matt Dunlap and attacking DCCC-backed Joe Baldacci:

Putting it mildly, Talarico v Paxton is going to be expensive.

Ahead of tonight’s runoff: Dark money tied to one GOP operative poured millions into Texans for a Conservative Majority, which raised $35.6M to help @JohnCornyn & attack rivals, fueling the most expensive Senate primary on record. Story here: opensecrets.org/news/2026/05/h…

The next 24-48 hours will be an interesting two as both parties will race to use clips and viral videos to define both Talarico and Paxton for voters who have mostly not yet tuned into this race.

The New York Times calls the race for Ken Paxton.

Lindsey Graham's super PAC has spent $1 million over the last week in South Carolina, trying to make sure he doesn't have to go to a runoff after his June 9 primary.

The PAC is run, in part, by real-estate entrepreneur and former TX congressional candidate Chis Ekstrom, who also is a consistent donor to the committee over the years.

This one anti-Lindsey Graham ad buy costs more than this committee has ever raised in a single cycle since it was founded in 2015. Even through 3/31, the committee has posted less than $50,000 in donations. This is strategic.

The Consultants Cashing In on Pro-Israel Campaign Spending readsludge.com/2026/05/26/the…

New AIPAC-aligned spending vehicle in disguise just dropped. "Better Blue Fund" is a new JFC bankrolled by DMFI/AIPAC donors supporting dem candidates, many of whom are in competitive primaries where direct AIPAC support has become radioactive. Blue Fund acts as a workaround. That includes Ben McAdams in Utah's first. Previously McAdams was DMFI endorsed but not this cycle. Hence, his inclusion in the JFC makes it all the more significant.

Some of this has been covered before over the last decade, by individuals and groups far more accomplished and educated than myself. I wanted to pull it all together into a contextualized deep-dive. I hope, in the end, it holds some value.

I have been working on a profile of a dark money network of nonprofits, PACs, LLCs and consultants for weeks now. It is the biggest undertaking of my career so far. Every time I think I'm close to being done, it just gets bigger. This is exhausting, crazy, and I can't stop.

Fresh off his primary election loss, #KY04 Republican Thomas Massie files to run for his seat again in 2028.

AIPAC's super PAC begins spending in the Democratic primary to succeed Steny Hoyer, boosting Adrian Boafo, the former Hoyer aide and Maryland state lawmaker who has Hoyer's endorsement:

The treasurer of the committee is Danny Peppe, who holds the same role in multiple PACs, but most notably Texans for a Conservative Majority, which spent nearly $30M supporting John Cornyn

Brand new super PAC formed 10 days ago putting down $1M+ against Republican Mark Lynch, who is running a primary to unseat Lindsey Graham in SC.

Chevron cuts a $500,000 check to an independent expenditure committee backing Xavier Becerra in the CA Governor's race

The AI safety super PAC Public First gave $500k to the effort opposing @saikatc

California Conservatives PAC, a mystery group that sprouted up on April 15th and has spent $1.2M hitting #CA40 Republican Young Kim in the member vs member race against Ken Calvert, received its funding from Conservative Americans PAC, which is funded by the Kevin McCarthy-aligned American Prosperity Alliance dark money 501(c)(4)