Donors try to save GOP majority in the Senate

 Washington Examiner:

With less than two weeks until Election Day and Republicans at great risk of losing their Senate majority, GOP outside donors have stepped up their 11th-hour fundraising efforts to fight the wave of money that Democrats have garnered through small-dollar donations.

According to a report by Politico, the GOP's top super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund, raised $49.6 million in the first two weeks of October, bringing in a total of $280 million for the entirety of 2020.

The group, run by allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, spent more than $94 million of their funds to propel a media blitz of TV ads this month, trying to reach voters ready to go to the polls in the coming days. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, however, millions of voters have already cast their ballots either through an early vote or by mail, which is expected to reach record-high levels during this unconventional election year.

But Republicans are trying to do whatever they can to prevent a complete Democratic takeover of the executive and legislative branch. With Democratic nominee Joe Biden continuing to lead in national and swing-state polls, President Trump remains vulnerable to win a second term in the White House. Election forecasters are also confident in their predictions that Democrats are expected to not only potentially take control of the Senate, but pick up even more House seats.

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While there are some close races involving GOP Senators, the media tends to ignore the tight races that Democrats are in places like Michigan and Minnesota.  In both of those races, the incumbent Democrats are polling in the low 40's.  That is usually bad news for incumbents.

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