Which super PACs did Working for Working Americans fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($4.0M), Priorities USA Action ($1.0M), Take Back 2020 ($500K), Montana Hunters and Anglers Leadership Fund ($400K), Our Future United ($300K).

Which candidates did Working for Working Americans's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $551K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $534K, won); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $529K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Working for Working Americans

Another PAC

Nevada

9 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Working for Working Americans gave $6.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($2.7M won, $2.8M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$6.3M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

49%

$2.7M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.8M

Not spent yet

$820K

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	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $463K not spent yet	$4.0M	$1.5M / $2.1M
Priorities USA Action $1K not spent yet	$1.0M	$848K / $150K
Take Back 2020 $247K not spent yet	$500K	$253K / $247
Montana Hunters and Anglers Leadership Fund $20K not spent yet	$400K	$0 / $380K
Our Future United $71K not spent yet	$300K	$50K / $162K
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.	$100K	$94K / $5K
Women Vote!	$15K	$4K / $11K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Working for Working Americans's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Working for Working Americans's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$551K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$534K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$529K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$523K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$486K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$483K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$444K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$431K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$247K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$236K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$188K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Working for Working Americans spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Working for Working Americans gave $6.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($2.7M won, $2.8M lost).
Which super PACs did Working for Working Americans fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($4.0M), Priorities USA Action ($1.0M), Take Back 2020 ($500K), Montana Hunters and Anglers Leadership Fund ($400K), Our Future United ($300K).
Which candidates did Working for Working Americans's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $551K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $534K, won); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $529K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.