The 100 biggest donors of this campaign cycle have spent $195 million

Billionaires for Cruz.
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The 100 biggest political donors in the 2016 election cycle have spent a combined $195 million, Politico reports. That's $40 million more than the smallest 2 million donors have contributed.

Of the top six donors, four support Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), including the top-ranked Wilks family, which has spent $15 million so far. Politico's analysis includes all super PAC donations through the end of 2015 that were disclosed to the Federal Election Commission.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.