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Peter Thiel backs Hillbilly Elegy author for Senate race
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9 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2021
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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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Released:
Mar 18, 2021
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Podcast episode
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