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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

A Trump megadonor leans into a tight swing-state Democratic primary

Jeffrey Yass of Susquehana Capital has ‘funded one out of every three of our legislators here in Pennsylvania since 2017,’ according to one activist who tracks the GOP megadonor’s activities. - (Susquehanna International Group/YouTube)

Republican money is flowing in a Democratic primary election in Pittsburgh, even if conservative values aren’t.

MAGA Republicans would be hard-pressed to find something to love in the Pittsburgh mayoral race. With the state having awarded Donald Trump its electoral votes in 2024, Pittsburgh remains a stubbornly blue holdout, standing defiantly against the state’s reddening suburbs and rural districts. A Democrat is widely expected to win — one lone Trump supporter is battling an openly gay Republican for the GOP nomination, having already run and lost the race before.

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