For the past dozen years, Congress has debated “dark money,” a term that refers to political donations, of hundreds of millions of dollars that go to campaigns without identifying donors.
Democrats have expressed their indignation and outrage that their opponents were funding campaigns with huge contributions that came from difficult-to-trace sources, and then point to the obvious influence that may result from the acceptance of those funds.
But Democrats have learned the process and now exercise it, as well or better. With so much intense opposition to ex-President Donald Trump, the Democratic Party accepted huge sums of so-called “dark money” leading up to the 2020 election.
So, while Republicans have long been accused of potential corruption, resulting from the seemingly unlimited funds routed through nonprofit organizations, which are not required to disclose donors’ identities, Democrats have caught up in recent years.
According to a New York Times analysis, fifteen top nonprofits that aligned with the Democratic Party contributed more than $1.5 billion in 2020, compared to the approximate $900 million of support by a similar 15 groups aligned with the Republican Party.
