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Finding House · New York Democrat

Alexander Bores FINDING

This candidate was defeated in the primary, so the candidacy has ended. The finding below was detected and archived while the campaign was live and remains on the ledger as a historical record.
Seat
H-NY-12
Party
DEM
Universe reason
contested_primary+contested_general
FEC receipts
$3,991,278 FEC
Campaign site
https://www.alexbores.nyc/ (unverified)
Pages scanned
101 · last 2026-06-02

Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing

Detected on https://www.alexbores.nyc/media-kit  · classifier confidence 0.92

  1. First detectedJune 2, 2026

This page functions as media-buy guidance to outside spenders. It pairs specific voter segments (Democratic primary voters, progressives, seniors) with explicit directives about what they 'need to learn' and 'need to see,' specifies named channels and platforms (CTV, YouTube, cable networks, meta), and prescribes a sequential messaging strategy. The language is instructional rather than direct voter persuasion, and the combination of audience segmentation + channel specification + message sequencing is characteristic of red-box guidance to a super PAC or independent-expenditure group.

Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page

  • Democratic Primary Voters on the go need to learn that Alex is opposed by the Trump's AI megadonors, but he's supported by labor and progressive organizations
    Segmented audience (Democratic Primary Voters) paired with directive about what they 'need to learn' — classic red-box instruction to target a specific voter segment with a specific message.
  • voters need to see this information especially on streaming platforms (CTV), on YouTube and on cable TV in the district (Including, CNN, MSNOW, ESPN, FOOD, BRAVO, COMEDY, HGTV, AMC, DISCOVERY, CNBC, TNT, A&E and SPECTRUM NEWS)
    Channel and geography cues (named media markets, specific cable networks, CTV, YouTube) paired with directive 'need to see' — this is media-buy instruction language specifying where and how to place paid advertising.
  • Democratic primary voters, especially progressives, high information Democrats and seniors need to see in their social media feeds, especially on meta, positive news coverage boosted into their news feed
    Segmented audiences (progressives, high information Democrats, seniors) with platform-specific directives (meta feeds) and instruction to boost content — classic media-buy guidance to an outside spender on audience targeting and placement.
  • After voters know the basic facts about Alex, and are ready to learn more, they should know the following
    Sequential messaging instruction ('after voters know X, they should know Y') framed as a directive for what voters 'should' encounter — implies a media strategy roadmap for an outside group executing a phased ad campaign.
Archived screenshot of https://www.alexbores.nyc/media-kit
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ALEX
BORES
FOR CONGRESS
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MEDIA KIT

Alex Bores is an effective lawmaker who’s stood up to powerful interests and spent his career fighting for progressive values.

Democratic Primary Voters on the go need to learn that Alex is opposed by the Trump's AI megadonors, but he's supported by labor and progressive organizations because he'll fight the powerful and because he's a lifetime progressive. Alex is supported by the Teachers (United Federation of Teachers), the AFL-CIO and The Firefighters as well as The Young Democrats, Equality New York PAC, Bernie Sanders's Our Revolution and many other progressive organizations you trust.

Alex stands up to the most powerful interests in the world: from tech oligarchs and corporate price-gougers to Trump and his megadonors. He’s spent his career fighting for progressive values. 

As the first Democrat elected in New York State with a computer science degree, he wrote and passed the RAISE Act, the strongest AI safety law in the country, despite Trump and tech oligarchs trying to stop him.

While his opponents talk about taking on Trump, Alex is the only one who already has — and won. That’s exactly why those powerful interests are now spending millions to stop him

The information is especially impactful because it’s validated by outside media. New York Times (A Congressional Candidate Feared by the Tech Oligarchs) and others.

For the duration of the campaign, voters need to see this information especially on streaming platforms (CTV), on YouTube and on cable TV in the district (Including, CNN, MSNOW, ESPN, FOOD, BRAVO, COMEDY, HGTV, AMC, DISCOVERY, CNBC, TNT, A&E and SPECTRUM NEWS)

Democratic primary voters, especially progressives, high information Democrats and seniors need to see in their social media feeds, especially on meta, positive news coverage boosted into their news feed as they can’t be counted on to find these stories themselves. Stories and podcast clips exist all over and need to be regularly delivered into news feeds. 

After voters know the basic facts about Alex, and are ready to learn more, they should know the following: 

Named NYC’s most effective new legislator by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. 

First Democrat in NY State with a computer science degree — he actually understands the AI threat. Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world on AI

Spent his lifetime fighting for progressive values. Grew up marching with his parents on union picket lines and fighting to defend factory workers — learned to stand up before he ever ran for office. 

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1617 Third Ave, Unit 286569 New York, NY 10128

Alex Bores does not accept contributions from any PACs — with one exception: union PACs. This campaign is funded by people, not corporations.

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Alex
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The information is especially impactful because it’s validated by outside media.
New York Times
(A Congressional Candidate Feared by the Tech Oligarchs) and others.
Donate
home
about
endorsements
platform
accomplishments
news
get involved
events
vote
media kit
AI framework
fact check
LGBTQ+ framework
AI dividend policy
Facebook
X
Instagram
Bluesky
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Alex Bores does not accept contributions from any PACs — with one
          exception: union PACs. This campaign is funded by people, not
          corporations.
privacy policy
terms

Independent-expenditure corroboration

FEC Schedule E · 107 filings

Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected on 2026-06-02; $8,049,915 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate, and $5,662,420 opposing.

Committee AmountFilingsDate range
O THINK BIG $5,662,420 49 2025-12-10 – 2026-05-29
S YOU CAN PUSH BACK $3,799,200 5 2026-04-24 – 2026-04-24
S JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC $3,498,153 33 2026-02-17 – 2026-05-19
S DREAM NYC $752,563 20 2026-02-05 – 2026-05-22

S Supporting O Opposing

FEC filings can be trailing evidence — smaller expenditures may surface only in periodic reports. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.

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