“The trend line is bad for these guys,” said J.B. Poersch, the president of Senate Majority PAC, the major super PAC backing Democratic Senate candidates. The GOP holds a 53-47 Senate majority, and the high likelihood Republicans will oust Alabama Democratic Sen. Doug Jones on Election Day next month means Democrats need to defeat at least four incumbent Republicans to wrest control of the Senate from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Democratic super PACs have booked $15 million in advertising in the three states, while Republicans have reserved $20 million. Liberal Cash Floods Conservative StatesMeanwhile, Democratic Senate candidates across the country are raising unheard of sums in the wake of Ginsburg’s death. “And there’s some conservative Republicans who don’t trust Gang of 8 Lindsey.”Beyond South Carolina, Senate Leadership Fund has also announced multimillion-dollar ad buys in Alaska and Kansas.

Source: Huffington Post October 09, 2020 13:18 UTC