Which candidates did Isaac Perlmutter's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $8.8M, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $352K, lost); for Donald Trump (President, about $3K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Isaac Perlmutter

Individual

Chairman, Marvel Entertainment LLC · Florida

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

Backed losers

Isaac Perlmutter gave $11M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $9.2M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$11M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$9.2M scored (88% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$9.2M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 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
America First Action $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$11M		$0 / $9.2M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$8.8M	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$352K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$3K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Isaac Perlmutter spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Isaac Perlmutter gave $11M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $9.2M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Isaac Perlmutter fund in 2020?: America First Action ($11M).
Which candidates did Isaac Perlmutter's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $8.8M, lost); against Joe Biden (President, about $352K, lost); for Donald Trump (President, about $3K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.