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Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online

The New York Times · Theodore Schleifer · last updated
Six months after the Democratic Party’s crushing 2024 defeat, the party’s megadonors are being inundated with overtures to spend tens of millions of dollars to develop an army of left-leaning online influencers.
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