'Shocking': Poor Republican fundraising could reportedly 'heavily influence' election
Republicans are facing an uneven spending map as a result poor fundraising results, and it could have a big impact on the election, according to a new report.
The GOP ad spending for its Senate candidates is "highly lopsided, with a massive amount focused on Pennsylvania," according to Politico's report.
The report also states that a substantial amount of money is being spent to defend the relatively safe seat of Ted Cruz in Texas, as opposed to the at-risk battlegrounds.
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"Senate Republican spending is heavily concentrated in just a handful of races — a distribution that doesn’t match the reality of the battleground map," the article states. "That dynamic is the result of poor fundraising from some key candidates and the party’s reliance on fickle big donors to close the gap. The playing field is ripe with inviting targets, but the advertising from the GOP and its allies is heavily lopsided instead of spread across them. And some of the places where they’re more involved are not the most obvious pickup opportunities."
While Trump himself is maintaining a neck-to-neck race against Vice President Kamala Harris, many down-ballot Republicans have been struggling to poll ahead of their competition. Trump and Harris have also been extremely focused on seizing the swing states.
According to Politico, that trend could be explained by "disparities" in fundraising.
Among those disparities, the outlet reported, is that, "Republicans and their allies are spending more money in a single state, Pennsylvania, than in Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona combined."
The report continues:
"In fact, the GOP is spending 2.3 times as much to help former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick oust a strong Democratic incumbent in Pennsylvania as in Michigan, a similarly purple state that has an open seat ... More money is going into defending Sen. Ted Cruz’s Texas seat, which is considered in play but not highly at risk, than in three Senate races in presidential battlegrounds."
Democrats, on the other hand, are pouring money into swing states, according to political analysts.
The report further says: "Still, the shocking disparities could heavily influence Republicans’ success in November — and raise questions about the size of the majority they’re pursuing."