Things ARE beginning to look more and MORE like Republicans are NOT gonna get a majority in the US Senate next year……
It appears Donald Trump’s active panhandling for money has cost the Senate hopefuls also….
In a highly unusual move, the National Republican Senatorial Committee this week canceled bookings worth about $10 million, including in the critical states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona. A spokesman said the NRSC is not abandoning those races but prioritizing ad spots that are shared with campaigns and benefit from discounted rates. Still, the cancellations forfeit cheaper prices that came from booking early, and better budgeting could have covered both.
“The fact that they canceled these reservations was a huge problem — you can’t get them back,” said one Senate Republican strategist, who like others spokes on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters. “You can’t win elections if you don’t have money to run ads.”….
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The NRSC’s chairman, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, has already taken heat from fellow Republicans for running ads featuring him on camera and releasing his own policy agenda that became a Democratic punching bag — leading to jokes that “NRSC” stood for “National Rick Scott Committee” in a bid to fuel his own presumed presidential ambitions.
Other spending decisions, such as putting about $1 million total into reliably blue Colorado and Washington earlier this month sparked fresh questions after the committee turned around and canceled buys in core battlegrounds.
The NRSC invested heavily in expanding its digital fundraising and building up its database of small-dollar donors. But online giving to Republicans, not just the NRSC, sagged earlier this year from what consultants said was a combination of inflation, changes to Facebook advertising policies, concerns about emails caught in spam filters, and complacency with an anticipated Republican wave. Some Republicans also suspect former president Donald Trump’s relentless fundraising pitches and cash hoarding has exhausted the party’s online donor base….
Update on the GOP’s Senate problems….
Sunday, August 21
Race/Topic Poll Results Spread
Pennsylvania Senate – Oz vs. Fetterman Trafalgar Group (R)* Fetterman 48, Oz 44 Fetterman +4
Pennsylvania Governor – Mastriano vs. Shapiro Trafalgar Group (R)* Shapiro 49, Mastriano 45 Shapiro +4
Nevada Senate – Laxalt vs. Cortez Masto Reno Gazette-Journal/Suffolk* Laxalt 38, Cortez Masto 45 Cortez Masto +7
Nevada Governor – Lombardo vs. Sisolak Reno Gazette-Journal/Suffolk* Lombardo 40, Sisolak 43 Sisolak +3
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