Post by @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

Results are coming in, and I’m tracking how crypto and AI super PACs’ bets are faring live on Tech Influence Watch: https://influence.citationneeded.news/2026/results

I’ll thread the industries’ biggest wins and losses tonight below 🧵

#USpol #USpolitics #midterms

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Election results | Tech Influence Watch

Results from the latest federal elections, and how candidates backed or opposed by crypto- and AI-focused super PACs and donors fared

#midterms #uspolitics #uspol

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Cyberlyra

@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io 24 min. ago

@molly0xfff
molly this is excellent!!!!

Molly White

@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 1 hr. ago

Not much to report yet. So far, the only called races with crypto or AI money are ones where the industries backed safe or likely winners (plus John Deaton, who never stood a chance in Massachusetts). This is part of their strategy to buy/reward loyalty and pad the PAC win rates.

Four bar charts showing how crypto and AI super PAC money in the general election has fared so far, grouped by the kind of race it went into. Each chart splits the money into winning side, losing side, and not yet called.

Competitive races (Toss-up or Lean): 0 of 16 called. All $92.4 million is not yet called.

Backing the winners (helping the favorite in races rated Solid): 15 of 44 called. $3.1 million (30%) on the winning side, none on the losing side, and $7.5 million (70%) not yet called.

Backing the underdog (helping the other side in races rated Likely or Solid): 1 of 1 called. All $706,000 on the losing side.

Likely winners (helping the favorite in races rated Likely): 1 of 7 called. $332,000 (4%) on the winning side, none on the losing side, and $8 million (96%) not yet called. — Four bar charts showing how crypto and AI super PAC money in the general election has fared so far, grouped by the kind of race it went into. Each chart splits the money into winning side, losing side, and not yet called. Competitive races (Toss-up or Lean): 0 of 16 called. All $92.4 million is not yet called. Backing the winners (helping the favorite in races rated Solid): 15 of 44 called. $3.1 million (30%) on the winning side, none on the losing side, and $7.5 million (70%) not yet called. Backing the underdog (helping the other side in races rated Likely or Solid): 1 of 1 called. All $706,000 on the losing side. Likely winners (helping the favorite in races rated Likely): 1 of 7 called. $332,000 (4%) on the winning side, none on the losing side, and $8 million (96%) not yet called.

McNeely

@McNeely@indieweb.social 27 min. ago

@molly0xfff ok so we know that they are trying to pad numbers based on supporting "safe" voters but do you have any numbers on how they have done in competitive races?

Molly White

@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 24 min. ago

@McNeely 0–1 so far, after the South Carolina Senate was called for Annie Andrews just now

Molly White

@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 36 min. ago

NBC projects Democrat Annie Andrews will defeat “Data Center Darline” Graham, backed by $4.1 million in AI super PAC money. This was the AI PACs' biggest bet on a competitive general election race. https://influence.citationneeded.news/2026/elections/SC-S

Screenshot from my newsletter earlier today (pinned):

#USpol #USpolitics #midterms

This is the artificial intelligence sector’s biggest bet on a competitive general election race. American Mission, the Republican arm of the Leading the Future PAC network, may have thought they were backing an easy winner with their first expenditure of around $375,000 to back Lindsey Graham in his primary. But since then, it has added more than $2 million to back Darline Graham in her primary runoff election and general election. In mid-October, Leading the Future brought in reinforcements: Building the Future, a new arm of the network created specifically to support pro-data center candidates, has spent $2.5 million supporting her in the general, its only federal spending so far. Crypto’s Fellowship PAC also spent $550,000 to back Lindsey Graham in the primary, but did not show up with additional funds to back his replacement.

Andrews has used the data center issue and Graham’s AI funding to tar her opponent as “Data Center Darline”. While Andrews has called for moratoriums on new data centers in the state, Graham has opposed them, saying they would give China a chance to get ahead on AI development.12 — This is the artificial intelligence sector’s biggest bet on a competitive general election race. American Mission, the Republican arm of the Leading the Future PAC network, may have thought they were backing an easy winner with their first expenditure of around $375,000 to back Lindsey Graham in his primary. But since then, it has added more than $2 million to back Darline Graham in her primary runoff election and general election. In mid-October, Leading the Future brought in reinforcements: Building the Future, a new arm of the network created specifically to support pro-data center candidates, has spent $2.5 million supporting her in the general, its only federal spending so far. Crypto’s Fellowship PAC also spent $550,000 to back Lindsey Graham in the primary, but did not show up with additional funds to back his replacement. Andrews has used the data center issue and Graham’s AI funding to tar her opponent as “Data Center Darline”. While Andrews has called for moratoriums on new data centers in the state, Graham has opposed them, saying they would give China a chance to get ahead on AI development.12

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South Carolina Senate election | Tech Influence Watch

Cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence industry spending to influence the South Carolina Senate election.

MacCruiskeen

@maccruiskeen@social.linux.pizza 44 min. ago

@molly0xfff Does that include Musk money, or is he in a category by himself?

Molly White

@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 36 min. ago

@maccruiskeen it does not -- his spending and businesses are too diffuse to lump in with crypto/ai IMO, though i do have a bubble for him in the big spenders graphic on the TIW front page