AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race
18-09-2026 17:00 via wired.com

AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race

The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.
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