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Y Combinator's PAC is throwing money at Republicans across the country

75 points · 46 comments · slater

qwerpy · 1789769918 · focus · HN ↗
Are we supposed to be up in arms about this?
> 66 different federal political action campaigns (PACs), nearly half of which are supporting Republicans.
Seems balanced to me.
1. manux · 1789770022 · focus · HN ↗
  Balanced, sure. Why is 50/50 ethically coherent?
  1. qwerpy · 1789770362 · focus · HN ↗
    Didn’t say it was. But the headline is implying throwing money at this particular side is noteworthy. However, money is going to both sides. Why isn’t the headline “throwing money at various political candidates”?
    sghiassy · 1789770953 · focus · HN ↗
    Because for many people, and especially for the cohort that is HN readers, the current MAGA republican, doesn’t differ just on policy decisions like a Bush or Regan, but is undermining the institutions that keep our checks and balances in place
    P.S: I hope this wasn’t too political of a comment. I know we want to keep HN political free. But it does need to be said there’s a difference between policy differences and desecration. Example from today: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/trump-white-house-ban-msnow-cnn-politico.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/trump-white-house-ban-msnow-...

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