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Exclusive: McConnell-aligned PAC unleashes $6.4 million ad blitz to protect Senate majority
WASHINGTON – A super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is unleashing a $6.4 million advertising onslaught on Tuesday as the fall midterm campaign begins in earnest.
The spending blitz by the Senate Leadership Fund includes $1.1 million in advertising in Tennessee, a deep-red state President Donald Trump won by 26 percentage points in 2016. But the Democratic Senate contender, former governor Phil Bredesen, has posted strong poll numbers in his race against GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn for the Republican open seat, forcing GOP operatives to start spending heavily.
In all, the Senate Leadership Fund has budgeted $60 million for the midterms, according to figures provided first to USA TODAY. A nonprofit arm of the group, One Nation, already has spent $38 million.
Republicans have a narrow 51-49 advantage in the Senate, but Democrats hoping to seize the majority face a tough map in this election. Ten Democratic incumbents are seeking re-election in states Trump won.
The spending blitz by the Senate Leadership Fund includes $1.1 million in advertising in Tennessee, a deep-red state President Donald Trump won by 26 percentage points in 2016. But the Democratic Senate contender, former governor Phil Bredesen, has posted strong poll numbers in his race against GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn for the Republican open seat, forcing GOP operatives to start spending heavily.
In all, the Senate Leadership Fund has budgeted $60 million for the midterms, according to figures provided first to USA TODAY. A nonprofit arm of the group, One Nation, already has spent $38 million.
Republicans have a narrow 51-49 advantage in the Senate, but Democrats hoping to seize the majority face a tough map in this election. Ten Democratic incumbents are seeking re-election in states Trump won.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/11/mcconnell-tied-group-spend-60-million-unleashes-new-ad-blitz/1261988002/
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