Which super PACs did Robert William Duggan fund in 2020?

America First Action ($4.0M), Security Is Strength PAC ($139K), NRSC ($2K), NRCC ($525), DSCC ($50).

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

against Joe Biden (President, about $3.7M, lost); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $92K, won); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $39K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Robert William Duggan

Individual

Entrepreneur, Self-Employed · Florida

65 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Robert William Duggan gave $4.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 3% ended up on the winning side ($125K won, $3.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$125K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.7M

Not spent yet

$277K

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
America First Action $268K not spent yet	$4.0M	$0 / $3.7M
Security Is Strength PAC $9K not spent yet	$139K	$123K / $7K
NRSC $442 not spent yet	$2K	$1K / $725
NRCC $24 not spent yet	$525	$442 / $40
DSCC $19 not spent yet	$50	$5 / $26
Republican National Committee $24 not spent yet	$25	$0 / $1

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$3.7M	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$92K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$1K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$292	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$230	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$209	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$205	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$202	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$145	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$128	✗ No
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$123	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert William Duggan spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Robert William Duggan gave $4.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 3% ended up on the winning side ($125K won, $3.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Robert William Duggan fund in 2020?: America First Action ($4.0M), Security Is Strength PAC ($139K), NRSC ($2K), NRCC ($525), DSCC ($50).
Which candidates did Robert William Duggan's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $3.7M, lost); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $92K, won); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $39K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.