Senate Republicans move cash from purple North Carolina to red Kansas as battle for majority shifts
The super PAC is redirecting seven figures to Kansas as it tries to protect the Senate majority and counter a surprisingly close race, officials said.
- The Senate Leadership Fund is pausing ad spending in North Carolina and launching a seven-figure campaign in Kansas to support Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, seeking to protect the party's 53-seat Senate majority.
- Democrat Adam Hamilton has turned the Kansas race into a genuine fight, forcing National Republicans to divert resources in a state where no Democrat has won a Senate seat in 94 years.
- A September Emerson College Polling survey found Hamilton at 45 percent and Marshall at 43 percent, with nearly half of voters citing the economy as their most important issue.
- Republicans have already spent over $30 million in North Carolina, where GOP candidate Michael Whatley trails Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, though Whatley said he feels "very comfortable" about his campaign finances.
- The super PAC recently boosted spending in Ohio and Iowa, reflecting a broader strategy to secure the Senate majority as Election Day approaches.
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Republicans Bail On North Carolina To Try To Save A Senate Seat In Deep Red Kansas
Republicans are giving up on keeping a US Senate seat in North Carolina, and instead have moved their money to deep-red Kansas, where they are trying to save Sen. Roger Marshall from defeat.
Giving Up On North Carolina, Senate Republicans Scramble To Save Kansas Seat
Kansas is not a place Republicans are accustomed to spending heavily to save a Senate seat. But with just weeks to go before the midterms, the party’s biggest Senate super PAC is now putting seven figures into the state to help Republican Sen. Roger Marshall fend off Democrat Adam Hamilton, a notable investment in a state where Democrats have not won a Senate election since 1932.The Senate Leadership Fund is launching the new Kansas ad campaign …
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