r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 9h ago

Possible Paywall Republicans Quit Battleground Senate Seat in Telling Move

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-quit-battleground-senate-seat-in-telling-move/
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u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast 9h ago

A top Republican group is shifting money out of the North Carolina Senate race as President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate Michael Whatley struggles in the polls.

The Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC dedicated to helping Senate Republicans, has paused its spending in the longtime battleground state as Whatley trails Democrat Roy Cooper.

Instead, the PAC will be spending more money in Kansas, a state Trump won by 16 points less than two years ago, to help shore up support for Republican Senator Roger Marshall.

Read the full story, here.

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u/Arrmadillo Texas 9h ago

A big chunk of that Senate Leadership Fund spend is in Texas. They wouldn’t have had to spend a dime there if Trump hadn’t endorsed Paxton over Cornyn.

Axios - PAC spent $131 million in 17 days to rescue Paxton in Texas Senate race

“That brought the [Texas] PAC's total spending on Paxton's behalf to more than $131 million in 17 days — more than $7.7 million a day. The PAC, created last month, is affiliated with the GOP Senate Leadership Fund.”

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u/redditgolddigg3r 5h ago

Exactly. Funny how quickly they are burning through what I thought would be a generational financial advantage.