Which super PACs did Defending Democracy Together fund in 2020?

Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($6.8M).

Which candidates did Defending Democracy Together's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $4.1M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $2.3M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Defending Democracy Together

Company / nonprofit

12 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Defending Democracy Together gave $6.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($6.4M won, $0 lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$6.4M scored (95% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

Not allocated or result unknown

$338K

$338K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc $338K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.8M		$6.4M / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Defending Democracy Together's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Defending Democracy Together's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$4.1M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$2.3M	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Defending Democracy Together spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Defending Democracy Together gave $6.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($6.4M won, $0 lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Defending Democracy Together fund in 2020?: Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($6.8M).
Which candidates did Defending Democracy Together's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $4.1M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $2.3M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.