Which super PACs did Robert Bass fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.2M), House Majority PAC ($100K), DCCC ($36K), DSCC ($36K), Republican National Committee ($1K).

Which candidates did Robert Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $170K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $169K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $165K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Bass

Individual

Founder, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation · Texas

46 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Robert Bass gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($485K won, $768K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

39%

$485K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$768K

Not spent yet

$165K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $144K not spent yet	$1.2M	$458K / $643K
House Majority PAC $6K not spent yet	$100K	$17K / $77K
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K
Republican National Committee $1K not spent yet	$1K	$0 / $46
Progressive Turnout Project $134 not spent yet	$160	$23 / $4
Defeat By Tweet $86 not spent yet	$134	$48 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$170K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$169K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$165K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$151K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$35K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate (primary)	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Bass spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Robert Bass gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($485K won, $768K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Bass fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.2M), House Majority PAC ($100K), DCCC ($36K), DSCC ($36K), Republican National Committee ($1K).
Which candidates did Robert Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $170K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $169K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $165K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.