NC-04: A vulnerable House Democrat just got a late infusion of support
An unexpected infusion of late money in a hotly contested Democratic primary in North Carolina has tilted the spending picture in favor of Rep. Valerie Foushee, but the congresswoman also just saw one of her ads pulled from the airwaves in a move that appears to violate federal law.
Less than a week ago, Foushee and her supporters were getting badly outspent by allies of Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam. But a super PAC called Jobs and Democracy, which has ties to the AI company Anthropic, just poured in another $1.3 million to boost Foushee in Tuesday’s election, on top of the nearly $300,000 it had already spent to help her.
Unlike other major players in the industry, Anthropic had positioned itself as a supporter of AI “safety.” Just this week, however, the company abandoned a key plank of its safety platform, saying it had hampered its ability to remain competitive with rivals.
In addition, a mysterious group called Article One PAC, which hadn’t previously been involved in the race, jumped in with a late $600,000 ad buy. The PAC’s only prior expenditure came last month, when it deployed $350,000 on behalf of former Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way’s unsuccessful special election bid for New Jersey’s 11th District.
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