Preserve America PAC

Preserve America PAC is functionally a one-woman political operation: casino billionaire Miriam Adelson provided 92% of its $130 million in funding, making it the most donor-concentrated super PAC supporting a presidential candidate. Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson (who was the Republican Party's largest donor before his death in 2021), continued and expanded her husband's political legacy by pouring $120 million into a PAC dedicated almost exclusively to Trump's re-election through television advertising in swing states. The Adelson political operation is driven by a single overriding issue: unconditional American support for Israel, specifically for Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank and opposition to Palestinian statehood. Sheldon Adelson was the primary funder of the campaign to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, which Trump accomplished in 2018. After Trump won in 2024, Miriam Adelson reportedly used her influence — derived from being the single largest donor to his campaign ecosystem — to influence the appointment of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, a choice aligned with her hawkish pro-Israel positions. The PAC spent $125 million almost entirely on television advertising in swing states — a traditional media strategy that contrasts with America PAC's ground game approach. This massive ad buy made Preserve America PAC one of the largest advertisers in the 2024 cycle. The ads focused on Trump's policy positions and attacks on the Democratic candidate, following conventional super PAC strategy rather than the innovative approaches used by some other major PACs. Preserve America PAC illustrates the extreme donor concentration in American politics. When one individual can fund 92% of a $130 million political operation, the concept of pluralistic democracy strains under the weight of individual wealth. Adelson's spending dwarfs what most political parties raise from thousands of donors, raising fundamental questions about whether a system that allows this level of individual influence can meaningfully represent the interests of ordinary citizens.