Peter Thiel backs Hillbilly Elegy author for Senate race
The billionaire investor who wants to rebuild the Republican Party just made a $10 million bet on author J.D. Vance.
March 18, 20219m 6s
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Show Notes
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel just made his biggest political donation to date: $10 million to a super PAC backing potential US Senate candidate J.D. Vance in Ohio. Vance is best known for his hit memoir Hillbilly Elegy, so what makes him an appealing political figure to Thiel? Recode's Teddy Schleifer explains.
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