Nearly $678 million was raised by scam PACs during the 2024 election cycle, yet less than $11 million of that sum went to Democratic candidates or the party’s national committee. That devastating finding, from data scientist Adam Bonica, makes it clear: This is theft—pure and simple—bleeding the progressive movement dry while the right builds real power.
In July 2024, I warned readers to beware of scam PACs as the Kamala Harris campaign itself urged donors to be cautious. These are fundraising operations that pledged to “take the fight” to Donald Trump, only to funnel the donations into their own coffers. I highlighted one such appeal and tracked the financials for the Retired Dems 2024 PAC.
That PAC claimed it was “electing leaders who will stand up for older Americans.” By year’s end,