GOP, PAC and Senate
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President Trump’s super PAC and affiliates have injected tens of millions of dollars into pivotal Senate and House races just one month from Election Day as the GOP looks to keep control of Congress.
Super PAC money is being thrown behind both Texas Attorney General Paxton and Texas Representative James Talarico, who are running a tight race for the U.S. Senate.
From the start of September through Election Day, Republican-aligned groups are planning to spend $166 million to boost embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton – more than they’re set to spend than on competitive Senate campaigns in Michigan,
Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton raised more than $18 million in the third quarter for his U.S. Senate campaign, more than doubling his previous quarterly haul.Paxton is taking on Democrat James Talarico in an unexpectedly competitive race.
Republicans have made more than $700 million of new advertising bookings in congressional races since Sept. 1, with the Trump-aligned super PAC pouring in funds.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran.
A combination of local, national and international events has contributed to making the Kansas Senate race one to watch.