On November 9, US financial media outlet Semafor reported, citing a memo, that Public First Action—an organization affiliated with Anthropic—and its affiliated super PAC believe AI safety advocates have scored a major victory in the US midterm elections and are now drafting the next phase of their action plan. Public First, which receives substantial funding from Anthropic and advocates setting regulatory guardrails for artificial intelligence, stated that Leading the Future, the leading super PAC supporting AI development, has "suffered a crushing defeat." However, the organization also cautioned: "It would be a mistake to read this election cycle and the decline of Leading the Future as the end of Big Tech's AI political efforts." The organization's goals for 2027 include pushing Congress to pass AI legislation that does not preempt states' own legislative authority, supporting candidates who advocate AI safety regulation, and using the $30 million in funds it holds to counter messaging from the pro-AI development camp.