Republicans Unveil a $342 Million Battle Plan to Keep the Senate
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- The Senate Leadership Fund, a leading super PAC for Senate Republicans, is launching a nearly $350 million plan to maintain Republican control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.
- The group is focusing tens of millions of dollars on red-leaning battleground states including Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina, Maine, Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire.
- Television ads are planned to defend five Republican-held Senate seats and target three Democratic-held seats, with ad campaigns beginning in early September.
- Of the $300 million planned for new spending this fall, $271 million will be allocated to television, digital, and streaming ads, with the remainder supporting mail and get-out-the-vote efforts.
- Earlier this year, the super PAC announced a $42 million expenditure to support Senator Susan Collins' re-election campaign in Maine.
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