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Tax records reviewed by Sludge show that a nonprofit which helped get Cornel West on presidential ballots in 2024 received all of its funding that year from a conservative political network bankrolled by Elon Musk. Critics are pointing to the report as evidence that West's third-party campaign may have benefited right-leaning interests by potentially drawing votes away from Democrats, reviving debate over spoiler campaigns and opaque political money in the 2024 election.