The number of billionaire donors to the GOP has been rapidly increasing vs. previous midterm election cycles - dwarfing the amount Democrats have received from their own Democrat donors (**and which is largely due to George Soros**). In particular, Citadel’s Ken Griffin, Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Schwarzman and Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison have been ramping up contributions. The three men, worth a collective $150 billion, are among the 12 top political donors ahead of the elections, according to the most recent data from OpenSecrets. Of that dozen, 10 are backing Republicans in a big way: They've spent a cumulative $338 million, up 250% from the 2018 cycle. -Bloomberg And as Bloomberg further notes, this is a trend which extends to the top 100 political donors - among which some $574 million has gone towards Republican candidates and groups - around 45% more than what Democrats have received. https://pic8.co/sh/OMwbMb.png George Soros is of course the largest supporter of Democratic causes with $129 million in donations - nearly double the largest GOP donor Elizabeth & Richard Uihlein. Other GOP whales include Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Yass and Timothy Mellon. Several new names appear near the top of this year’s top 100, who combined account for almost 35% of total campaign contributions. **Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto exchange FTX, is the second-largest contributor to Democrats**, while another FTX executive, Ryan Salame, is backing Republicans. -Bloomberg https://pic8.co/sh/BhVwXG.jpeg