Who is tied to whom? A map of every donor, group, candidate and firm, and the money or support that ties them together.
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Who is tied to whom.
Every donor, super PAC, candidate and firm we track, and the money, campaign stops and endorsements that link them. Each line on the map is one tie, and every tie can be read as a plain sentence with its source.
- 1Pick a name or a story. It goes in the middle, with everyone tied to it around it.
- 2Read the lines. Color and pattern show the kind of tie. Thicker means more money.
- 3Point or tap to read any tie as a sentence. Click a name to see all its ties.
21 more ties are listed in the panel
The story Who is spending to beat James Talarico?
- 1Elon Musk gave $158M to Senate Leadership Fund. Source: thewrap.com
- 2Senate Leadership Fund gave $158M to Texas PAC. Source: thewrap.com
- 3Texas PAC spent $149M opposing James Talarico. Source: FEC filings
The bright lines on the map are this story. Point at any other line to read it.
What the lines mean
Tap a kind of tie to hide it or bring it back.
CandidateOutside groupDonorFirmRaceCampaign committeePublic figureBlue means the Democratic sideRed means the Republican sideBigger shapes and thicker lines mean more money
2,621 names and 3,794 ties. Money comes from public reporting on FEC filings and from Ledger, On Point's FEC tracker. Campaign stops and endorsements come from news reports. A tie means money moved or a public act happened. It never means wrongdoing.