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title: "Anthropic-backed AI safety super PAC Public First spent $63M+ in the 2026 midterms, and 10 of the 17 congressional candidates it backed won their elections (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/anthropic-backed-ai-safety-super-pac-public-first-spent-63m-in-the-2da93ded
published: 2026-11-08T00:45:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Anthropic-backed AI safety super PAC Public First spent $63M+ in the 2026 midterms, and 10 of the 17 congressional candidates it backed won their elections (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-11-08 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/anthropic-backed-ai-safety-super-pac-public-first-spent-63m-in-the-2da93ded

Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg : Anthropic-backed AI safety super PAC Public First spent $63M+ in the 2026 midterms, and 10 of the 17 congressional candidates it backed won their elections — Candidates who favor stricter oversight of artificial intelligence racked up wins in key congressional races, aided …

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## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261107/p17#a261107p17)

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