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Republicans Spend $1 Billion on Midterms as Costs Rise
Republicans are facing higher ad rates and late spending as Democrats point to Trump’s unpopularity and stronger candidate recruitment.
- Republicans have amassed $1 billion for the midterm elections, nearly double the roughly $579 million held by major Democratic groups. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called the spending an "obscene" amount that "could swamp them in the midterms."
- Trump-Aligned MAGA Inc. holds nearly $416 million but delayed spending until September, forcing groups to pay five times what they would have spent if they had acted earlier in the year.
- Data from ad tracking firm AdImpact shows Texas PAC paid $450,000 for a single football game spot in Austin, while candidate Talarico paid $50,000 for the same game in the same market.
- Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis warned, "in the last month, you pretty much have to place your bets," while Senate Majority Leader John Thune's group began pulling back in North Carolina last week.
- Historical evidence suggests money does not guarantee victory. Elon Musk's $25 million failed to lift his preferred candidate to a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat last year, and Tom Steyer lost a California race despite spending $216 million.
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Republicans Shift Further Into Defensive Posture
“Republicans are flooding the electoral map with a deluge of advertising to defend their House and Senate majorities. But their once-towering financial advantage is starting to show its limits,” Politico reports. ”In recent days, Republican campaign groups began to make concessions to the punishing political environment, shifting money away from races they no longer believe […]
·New York, United States
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The Independent (US)Republicans fear even their $1 billion war chest can’t save them in midterms
Some Republican strategists worry much of the money is being spent too late
·London, United Kingdom
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Associated Press News+32 Reposted by 32 other sources
Can $1 billion buy victory in the midterm elections? Some Republicans fear the answer is no
Republicans are facing anxiety as they enter the final month of the midterm campaign. They have $1 billion at their disposal but worry it may not be enough to counter President Donald Trump's unpopularity and other challenges.
·New York, United States
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