Democrats’ dark-money empire is falling apart

Democrats’ dark-money superstructure is flailing as the party struggles to rebrand and reorganise. A pair of reports published this week illustrate the problem. According to the New York Times, the Gates Foundation is severing ties with groups managed by the influential Arabella Advisors, while Wired reports growing controversy over a dark-money network called Chorus working to cultivate an army of centre-left influencers. The big picture that emerges is a movement still smarting from 10 years of Trump-fuelled realignment politics.