WASHINGTON (The Thursday Times) — Is saal ke US midterm elections record ke mutabiq sab se mehnge honge: campaign finance par nazar rakhne wale idare Open Secrets ke mutabiq kul akhrajat taqreeban 12 arab dollar tak pahunchne ka andaza hai, aur Elon Musk taqreeban 50 crore dollar ke saath sab se bare infiradi donor hain.
Federal Election Commission ki mid-October tak ki filings ke mutabiq pehle hi 9 arab 50 crore dollar se zyada kharch ho chuke hain. Open Secrets ka andaza hai ke aakhri raqam 11 arab 90 crore dollar hogi, jo 2022 ke midterms se taqreeban 30% zyada hai. Mukammal kul raqam voting ke baad hi maloom hogi.
Ab tak ki raqam ke aadhe se zyada hissa bairooni girohon ka hai, yani taqreeban 5 arab 50 crore dollar, aur pichhle chand maheenon mein un ke akhrajat taqreeban doguna ho gaye hain. Super PACs afraad, companies aur unions se bila hadd raqam le sakte hain, shart yeh hai ke woh yeh raqam seedhe ummeedwaron ko na dein.
Brennan Center for Justice ne kaha ke 14 October tak sab se bare 40 donors ne 2 arab 40 crore dollar diye, jo midterm cycle mein is marhale tak ka record hai. "2026 ke midterms mein akhrajat record tor rahe hain, aur is election mein raqam ka zyada hissa sab se amir donors aur girohon se aa raha hai," campaign finance ke mahir Michael Beckel ne kaha.
Musk ne Republicans ki hamayat ki hai, zyadatar America PAC ke zariye, jo group unhon ne 2024 mein banaya tha, aur Senate Leadership Fund ke zariye. Doosre bare Republican donors mein Jeff Yass aur Richard aur Elizabeth Uihlein shamil hain, jin mein se har aik ne 10 crore dollar se zyada diye hain. Democrats ki taraf, George Soros ke qayam kiye gaye girohon ne liberal maqasid ke liye mila kar 10 crore 20 lakh dollar diye, aur Michael Bloomberg ne 6 crore dollar se zyada.
Yeh raqam chand gine chune muqablon ke liye hai jo Congress ka faisla kar sakte hain, aur Texas, Michigan aur Ohio ke Senate muqable bhi un mein shamil hain jo yeh raqam apni taraf khench rahe hain.
