Leading the Future pro-AI super PAC network underperformed in midterms
Leading the Future, a major pro-AI super PAC network backed by Silicon Valley donors including Andreessen Horowitz, Joe Lonsdale and OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, entered the midterms with roughly a $100 million war chest but spent heavily on safe races, left with just over $20 million, and saw its riskier bets mostly fail; the group also reported no donations in Q2 and Q3. Its involvement produced high-profile proxy fights (e.g., Alex Bores) but did not yield the sweeping influence on Congress the network’s backers appeared to seek.