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The ‘billionaire primary’: Who’s backing whom?

Mega-wealthy donors, many of them billionaires, are expected to play an unprecedented role in the 2016 presidential race. Here’s a list of who’s backing whom so far:

5. George Soros: Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

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Billionaire investor George Soros speaks at a forum Charting A New Growth Path for the Euro Zone during the annual IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington September 24, 2011.

Mr. Soros is perhaps the highest-profile billionaire on the Democratic side. In October 2013, the Hungarian-born investor signed on as a co-chair of the national finance council for Ready for Hillary, the super-PAC that organized support for Clinton before she announced her candidacy. Soros also donated $25,000, the super-PAC’s self-imposed maximum.  

Soros ranks No. 29 on the Forbes world ranking of billionaires for 2015. He is worth $24.2 billion.

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