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Revealed: How unknown donors with South Asian and Middle Eastern backgrounds are spending millions funding the rise of the far-Left... as they plot to dominate midterm elections
UK Daily Mail ^ | 10/11/2026 | Eliot Force

Posted on 10/11/2026 12:03:40 PM PDT by DFG

A series of practically unknown wealthy individuals with little history of political spending have been donating millions of dollars to support far-Left candidates in the 2026 midterm elections.

Progressives have been scooping up primaries across the US over the past few months with the support of far-Left organizations such as the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and funding from Democratic establishment and 'anti-Aipac' super PACs.

The money flowing into those races has come in large part from non-traditional donors, many of whom are of South Asian or Middle Eastern descent and work in industries such as tech and medicine.

The top-two donors to the most popular 'anti-Aipac' super PAC, American Priorities, are Mohammad Waqas and Omer Hasan, who are both executives at tech companies.

The single largest donor to progressive causes this election cycle, Saikat Chakrabarti, has given a total of $13.4 million to various campaigns and PACs. Chakrabarti earned his fortune through early equity in the tech company Stripe as one of its first software engineers.

American Priorities' top-12 donors have collectively given the group around $5.7 million during the 2025 to 2026 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission filings reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.

Among those 12, four had given no money to the PAC between 2014 and 2024, including the two highest donors who together gave $2.1 million over the past year.

The other two brand new donors, an investor named Afaq Ahmed and a Delaware-based corporation called Fig And Olive Action that does not disclose its funders, together donated nearly $1 million.

The rest donated just a fraction of what they spent over the past year between 2014 and 2024. Five of the top-12 donors also gave to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's campaign. None of those five live in New York.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiaipac; dsa; electionrigging; figandoliveaction; foreigninfluences; globohomo; saikatchakrabarti

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1 posted on 10/11/2026 12:03:40 PM PDT by DFG
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The rest donated just a fraction of what they spent over the past year between 2014 and 2024. Five of the top-12 donors also gave to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's campaign. None of those five live in New York.

"Rent a Mobs" have the same cast of players. Find out who gets money to them.. Who pays for the food, signs, walking around money, costumes, drummers etc..? Follow the receipts..

2 posted on 10/11/2026 12:16:33 PM PDT by GOPJ (GOP Registration Gains : Pennsylvania +7 North Carolina +8 Nevada +5 Arizona +4)
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To: DFG

The biggest donor for the left has always been USAID and the NGOs.

Through laundering the tax money they stole from us.

How much money does the left really have right now?


3 posted on 10/11/2026 12:22:32 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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The Democrat National Committee has only 13.8 million, and they’re 18 million in debt.

The RNC has 95 million.


4 posted on 10/11/2026 12:24:51 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: DFG

The absence of USAID, and the heightened scrutiny of ActBlue (and other such organizations…) has reduced the channels/sources of fraudulent campaign contributions, forcing contributors to the surface. I’ll bet that even many of these “contributors” are not actual people.


5 posted on 10/11/2026 12:26:42 PM PDT by OldCountryBoy (You can't make this stuff up!)
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To: reasonisfaith

The RNC has 95 million because, apparently, they are not spending a dime on the mid-terms.

I see so many Democrat ads. I see no GOP ads.


6 posted on 10/11/2026 12:40:51 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Some people want to control their own life, others want to control the lives of others. )
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To: DFG

Maybe “Dem” youths are in for the money and will
secretly vote Republicans.
I think it a way to fill their wallet and avoid getting a horrible whack if Dems win.
Many must have brains, and will throw their lever for Republicans. My prayer.


7 posted on 10/11/2026 12:44:11 PM PDT by dasboot (Nuanced foreign relations is the germ of international misunderstanding. )
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Saikat Chakrabarti is a Hindu, an American political
advisor, climate policy advocate, and software engineer.

A progressive Democrat, Hindu Chakrabarti co-founded the "Justice Democrats," which powered AOC's successful insurgent challenge to longtime Rep Joe Crowley. Chakrabarti served as AOC's campaign manager. He then served as chief of staff to AOC as the U.S. representative from NY's 14th congressional district, in 2019.

Chakrabarti left AOC'soffice to run "New Consensus," a group promoting the Green New Deal, whose development he led. He ran an unsuccessful campaign to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the representative for California's 11th congressional district in the 2026 U.S House election.

Chakrabarti was voted Most Likely To Succeed at birth; a founding engineer at Stripe, Inc. where he made millions, he began his political career as the director of organizing technology for Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, which he joined in its early stages.

Chakrabarti was born into an Indian Bengali Hindu family in 1986 to Hindus Samir and Sima Chakrabarti. Chakrabarti's mother was native to Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. His Hindu father, Samir, was born in Dhaka, one year prior to the Partition of India and later sought refuge with his parents and nine siblings in Kolkata, India.

8 posted on 10/11/2026 12:58:22 PM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands. " (Psalm 19:1))
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I’m sure this has been going on for a very long time. Saudi Arabia for instance has a very large royal family with probably thousands of brothers uncles and cousins who are the beneficiaries of the oil revenues. I suspect that the majority of Saudi citizens are dirt poor because all the money goes to the royal family and the rest of the people work for them to get any possibility of earning money. Anyway the members of the royal family don’t all feel the same about America or Americans. They have vast wealth to spend and they have no jobs to keep themselves busy. If you ever wonder who pays for Antifa and who is buying all the Democrats and some of the Republicans, it’s a good bet that it is Saudi Arabia or China or some combination of both.


9 posted on 10/11/2026 1:27:06 PM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)
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Saikat Chakrabarti - An Indian anchor baby! Educated here with great success but obviously not a regular ‘merican.

Responsible for the group that promoted AOC and now running for Congress. Using our system to destroy our system.

In case you’re thinking what’s the difference with Rubio - Rubio is a Christian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saikat_Chakrabarti


10 posted on 10/11/2026 1:27:30 PM PDT by Aria (Voted for Trump 2016, 2020 & 10/22/2024 )
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To: Liz

I don’t think it is a benefit to us to allow Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to have her own acronym which we willingly use for her instead of taking the effort to say and write her actual name.


11 posted on 10/11/2026 1:29:30 PM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)
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To: DFG

MAGA is showing up. Commie students and minorities not as much.


12 posted on 10/11/2026 1:52:45 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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I see so many Democrat ads. I see no GOP ads.

I sometimes get the feeling the GOP has given up retaining control of Congress, especially if it means someone like Paxton will lose to Talarico.

13 posted on 10/11/2026 1:56:51 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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Even the fake news admits democrats are not putting out ads:

“After months of downplaying their financial concerns, the four Democratic groups most responsible for delivering control of Congress are now issuing public pleas for more donations as Republicans swamp them on the airwaves.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/democrats-midterms-money-worries-disagreements-01090770


14 posted on 10/11/2026 2:33:18 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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If it were not for the fact that a majority of those elected to Congress were do-nothing figureheads there to get rich, laws would be passed to stop all anti-American activities including this one.


15 posted on 10/11/2026 3:18:47 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (RC Traditionalist from birth to death. Puck the Fope.)
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To: reasonisfaith

The RNC has 95 million.
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If that’s accurate, Republican organizations and voters around the country should be publicly rebuking the RNC 24/7!


16 posted on 10/11/2026 3:22:25 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (RC Traditionalist from birth to death. Puck the Fope.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I see so many Democrat ads. I see no GOP ads.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
Could the RHINO cabal be powerful enough to prevent the expenditure of those funds to retain control of Congress? Has Trump’s people investigated that?


17 posted on 10/11/2026 3:29:24 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (RC Traditionalist from birth to death. Puck the Fope.)
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To: Aria

In case you’re thinking what’s the difference with Rubio - Rubio is a Christian.
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Also, I believe both of Rubio’s parents were naturalized citizens.


18 posted on 10/11/2026 3:33:31 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (RC Traditionalist from birth to death. Puck the Fope.)
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To: webheart

I don’t think it is a benefit to us to allow Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to have her own acronym which we willingly use for her instead of taking the effort to say and write her actual name.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
That’s a good point. Ocasio Cortez it is from now on!


19 posted on 10/11/2026 3:35:23 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (RC Traditionalist from birth to death. Puck the Fope.)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

I’m in MA so what I see may be an anomaly, but I have seen adds for Talarico and for Ossoff in GA. Lots of them. And plenty of ads for the lesbian Democrat governor of MA and various local candidates. I really cannot recall seeing a single Republican ad. Maybe the party doesn’t “waste” money in my state.


20 posted on 10/11/2026 3:36:11 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Some people want to control their own life, others want to control the lives of others. )
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