Donor
Aft Solidarity
Another PACDC
6 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Aft Solidarity gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 85% ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $304K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.1M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
85%
$1.8M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$304K
Not spent yet
$35K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priorities USA Action $2K not spent yet | $2.0M | $1.7M / $301K | |
| Union 2020 $20K not spent yet | $100K | $77K / $3K | |
| Take Back 2020 $12K not spent yet | $25K | $13K / $12 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Aft Solidarity's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Aft Solidarity's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $924K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $881K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $112K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $47K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $41K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $38K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $18K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $8K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate (primary) | Supporting | $8K | ✓ Yes |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $6K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $3K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Aft Solidarity spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Aft Solidarity gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 85% ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $304K lost).
- Which super PACs did Aft Solidarity fund in 2020?
- Priorities USA Action ($2.0M), Union 2020 ($100K), Take Back 2020 ($25K).
- Which candidates did Aft Solidarity's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $924K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $881K, won); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $112K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.