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The Committee to Defeat the President

FEC committee C00544767

Backed winners

The Committee to Defeat the President spent $2.5M on independent expenditures in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 77% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $329K lost). $1.1M had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$2.5M

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$1.4M scored (57% of spending); $1.1M unknown

On the losing side

$329K

Supporting vs attacking

47% / 53%

$1.2M for, $1.4M against

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $1.9M to The Committee to Defeat the President. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $5.2M.
All big donors →
  • Justin AlexanderIndividual$30K (2%)
  • Michael LongmireIndividual$20K (1%)
  • Remedios Diaz-OliverIndividual$12K (1%)
  • Deborah MagowanIndividual$12K (1%)
  • Mary WranischarIndividual$12K (1%)
  • Lynne ArcherIndividual$11K (1%)
  • Alice EastIndividual$10K (1%)
  • Thomas BatesIndividual$8K (0%)
  • Philip HammondIndividual$8K (0%)
  • Nancy GerlachIndividual$7K (0%)

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one won.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
CandidateRaceSpendingAmountWon?
Joseph R BidenPresidentAttacking$1.1MUnknown
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$844K✓ Yes
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateSupporting$293K✗ No
Cheri BeasleyNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$269K✓ Yes
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateSupporting$36K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia SenateSupporting$1KUnknown
David PerdueGeorgia SenateSupporting$1KUnknown

Questions people ask

How much did The Committee to Defeat the President spend in 2022, and did it win?
The Committee to Defeat the President spent $2.5M on independent expenditures in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 77% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $329K lost). $1.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds The Committee to Defeat the President?
Its biggest reported donors in the 2022 cycle were Justin Alexander ($30K), Michael Longmire ($20K), Remedios Diaz-Oliver ($12K), Deborah Magowan ($12K), Mary Wranischar ($12K), out of $1.9M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did The Committee to Defeat the President spend the most on in 2022?
against Joseph R Biden (President, $1.1M, unknown); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, $844K, won); for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, $293K, lost).