‘It’s more than any president has ever spent’: Trump’s groups spent nearly $277 million on the midterms—and he still has $164 million left to spend
Source: Fortune ·
One bright spot for Republicans has been their huge financial advantage over Democrats this election cycle, aided by billionaires such as Elon Musk.
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President Donald Trump’s political groups have spent more than one-quarter of a billion dollars to bolster Republicans in the final stretch of this year’s midterm elections, an unprecedented amount for a sitting president that underscores the stakes on Nov. 3. In total, Trump’s flagship super PAC, MAGA Inc., has reported spending nearly $277 million since the beginning of September, according to new federal campaign finance filings. That includes major transfers to two affiliated groups that have been spending millions on advertising: $200 million to No Going Back PAC Inc. and $25 million to Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. “It’s more than any president has ever spent, by far, on the midterms,” said Corry Bliss, a GOP Senate and House campaign strategist who was the executive director of the Congressional Leadership Fund, House Republicans’ super PAC in the 2018 campaign. Trump had been under intense pressure to help Republican candidates as his party struggles to hold onto its slim…