{"id":2796,"date":"2026-06-16T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wokeantifa.org\/topics\/repost-why-are-crypto-billionaires-and-aipac-spending-8-million-to-elect-adrian-boafo\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:12:00","slug":"repost-why-are-crypto-billionaires-and-aipac-spending-8-million-to-elect-adrian-boafo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wokeantifa.org\/topics\/repost-why-are-crypto-billionaires-and-aipac-spending-8-million-to-elect-adrian-boafo\/","title":{"rendered":"Repost: Why Are Crypto Billionaires and AIPAC Spending $8+ Million to Elect Adrian Boafo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"sPost_Layout_Default_0_0_9_0_0_19_0_0\" class=\"mb-2 lead_post_lead_media\">\n<div class=\"posts-custom posts-custom-section section-holder clearfix\">\n<div class=\"posts-wrapper clearfix\">\n<div class=\"widget post-partial tag-aipac tag-medicare-for-all tag-maryland tag-billionaires tag-cryptocurrency tag-election-2026 tag-money-in-politics post-section--opinion\">\n<div class=\"row px10\">\n<div class=\"rm-col-center col sm-mb-1\">\n<div class=\"widget__body clearfix sm-mt-1\">\n<div class=\"widget__subheadline\">\n<h2 class=\"widget__subheadline-text h2\" style=\"text-align: center\">Powerful interests recognize that this race represents a choice between maintaining the political status quo and building something different.<\/h2>\n<p>Every election tells us something about who holds power in America.<\/p>\n<p>In Maryland\u2019s 5th Congressional District\u2014the Democratic primary race to replace former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer\u2014that lesson is arriving in the form of an avalanche of outside money. According to recent federal filings as of June 12, 2026,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/capitolhillaccess.com\/tr\/tr_TM_IEP?&amp;sChamber=H&amp;sStateDist=MD-05&amp;sCycle=2026\" target=\"_blank\"><u>more than $8 million has been spent by outside groups<\/u><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>to boost Adrian Boafo\u2019s congressional campaign. Nearly $4.8 million comes from Protect Progress, a crypto-industry super PAC backed by some of the wealthiest interests in the cryptocurrency world. Another $2.8 million comes from United<span>\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/democracy\">Democracy<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>Project, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC\u2019s) super PAC. Add another $500,000 from political organizations tied to longtime<span>\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/washington\">Washington<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>power brokers, and the total exceeds $8.1 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressivemaryland.org\/repost_why_are_crypto_billionaires_and_aipac_spending_8_million_to_elect_adrian_boafo\">Source link  www.progressivemaryland.org<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Powerful interests recognize that this race represents a choice between maintaining the political status quo and building something different. Every election tells us something about who holds power in America. In Maryland\u2019s 5th Congressional District\u2014the Democratic primary race to replace former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer\u2014that lesson is arriving in the form of an avalanche of outside money. 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