{"id":7387,"date":"2022-10-15T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T08:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/15\/peter-thiels-midterm-bet-the-billionaire-seeking-to-disrupt-americas-democracy\/"},"modified":"2022-10-15T10:37:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T08:37:16","slug":"peter-thiels-midterm-bet-the-billionaire-seeking-to-disrupt-americas-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/15\/peter-thiels-midterm-bet-the-billionaire-seeking-to-disrupt-americas-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Thiel\u2019s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America\u2019s democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Re-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political system<\/p>\n

Peter Thiel is far from the first billionaire who has wielded his fortune to try to influence the course of American politics. But in an election year when democracy itself is said to be on the ballot, he stands out for assailing a longstanding governing system that he has described as \u201cderanged\u201d and in urgent need of \u201ccourse correction\u201d.<\/p>\n

The German-born investor and tech entrepreneur, a Silicon Valley \u201cdisrupter\u201d who helped found PayPal alongside Elon Musk and made his fortune as one of the earliest investors in Facebook, has catapulted himself into the top ranks of the mega-donor class by pouring close to $30m into this year\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

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\nRe-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political system
\nPeter Thiel is far from the first billionaire who has wielded his fortune to try to influence the course of American politics. But in an election year when democracy itself is said to be on the ballot, he stands out for assailing a longstanding governing system that he has described as \u201cderanged\u201d and in urgent need of \u201ccourse correction\u201d.
\nThe German-born investor and tech entrepreneur, a Silicon Valley \u201cdisrupter\u201d who helped found PayPal alongside Elon Musk and made his fortune as one of the earliest investors in Facebook, has catapulted himself into the top ranks of the mega-donor class by pouring close to $30m into this year\u2019s midterm elections. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Re-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political system Peter Thiel is far from the first billionaire who has wielded his fortune to try to influence the course of American politics. But in an election year when democracy itself is said to be on the ballot, he …<\/p>\n

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