In the 2020 presidential election cycle, more than $14bn went to federal candidates, party committees, and Super Pacs – double the $7bn doled out in the 2016 cycle. Total giving in 2024 is bound to be much higher.
That money is not supporting US democracy. If anything, that money is contributing to rising Trumpism and neofascism.
seems like nuclear war would put a kink in those supply lines, huh? not all of them think that far ahead, or that concerned about it. but there's a reason there's other bullionaires supporting democrats. while the republicans are objectively worse… if you thought the democrats were on your side… they're not. when you have that much money, politics isn't about demcorat or republican; and trump is a danger to many as much as others see him as a boon.