Republican super PAC shifts money from North Carolina to Kansas
First reported 2 Oct, 13:31 UTCUpdated 1d ago9 sources
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The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a Republican PAC that raises money and spends on ads supporting GOP Senate candidates, is moving money out of North Carolina and into Kansas, according to a source familiar with SLF’s plans. The move is a sign that the Kansas race is growing more competitive for Democrats, as polls…
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Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidates A major Republican political action committee pulled the plug on financial support for its Senate candidate in North Carolina , Michael Whatley, according to multiple reports, as the party begins to triage…
A Republican super PAC is shifting strategy.
The U.S. Senate race in deep-red South Carolina is so unusual this year that Democrats actually think they have a shot.
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- Top GOP group pauses Senate spending in N.C., goes up in Kansas (opens Semafor in a new tab)
A Republican super PAC is shifting strategy.
- GOP Money Group Ditches North Carolina In Bid To Save Deep-Red State (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
A top Republican spending group pulled out of North Carolina on Friday and shifted resources to Kansas as the party fights to defend Senate seats in traditionally Republican states. Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), the GOP super PAC tied to Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), has halted future spending in North Carolina…
- Republican super PAC shifts money from North Carolina to Kansas (opens The Hill in a new tab)
The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a Republican PAC that raises money and spends on ads supporting GOP Senate candidates, is moving money out of North Carolina and into Kansas, according to a source familiar with SLF’s plans. The move is a sign that the Kansas race is growing more competitive for Democrats, as polls…
- Top GOP groups retreat from North Carolina Senate race as hopes fade (opens Politico in a new tab)
The Senate Leadership Fund’s decision to pause future spending is the latest evidence Republicans are not confident Michael Whatley can win in a state President Donald Trump carried three times.
- Republicans Quit Battleground Senate Seat in Telling Move (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters 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…
- Republicans pull funding of Trump-backed Senate candidate in critical North Carolina race (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidates A major Republican political action committee pulled the plug on financial support for its Senate candidate in North Carolina , Michael Whatley, according to multiple reports, as the party begins to triage…
- Democrats dream big in South Carolina Senate race (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
The U.S. Senate race in deep-red South Carolina is so unusual this year that Democrats actually think they have a shot.
- Senate GOP group pours millions into defending Kansas seat (opens CBS News in a new tab)
The race for control of the Senate is changing in the final weeks before the midterms, with the GOP defending several traditionally red-leaning states.
- Senate Republicans Move Cash From Purple North Carolina To Red Kansas As Battle For Majority Shifts (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Senate Republicans’ top campaign spending organization is pulling back in purple North Carolina and pouring money into red Kansas.
