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Tracking Political Donations Into Zombie Land
by Diane Dimond

Commentary

Are you among the countless Americans who feel so passionately about the upcoming presidential election that you wrote a check to your favorite candidate? But if your candidate dropped out of the race, can you get your money back?

At one time, there were a whopping 29 Democrats running for president. Now only 12 remain. Collectively, those candidates amassed hundreds of millions of dollars in donations—some from large contributors like corporations, some from political action committees and many from small individual contributors, maybe just like you.

Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s campaign raised almost $80 million, but he dropped out of the race in November 2019, and now the Federal Election Commission reports O’Rourke still had some $3.2 million in cash left unused.

Sen. Kamala Harris raised about $35 million in her unsuccessful presidential bid. The latest Federal Election Commission filings show she’s got about $10 million stashed.

Sen. Cory Booker fell out of the race earlier this month after raising almost $19 million. He still has $5 million in his campaign account. So, will any of these loser candidates give money back to disappointed donors? They can, but I doubt they will.

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