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DUKE: GOP Unveils Plan To Hold Senate As CNN Data Guru Hands Them Major Lifeline

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07.04.2026

DUKE: GOP Unveils Plan To Hold Senate As CNN Data Guru Hands Them Major Lifeline

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The Senate GOP is sharing its midterm spending plan, the Daily Caller News Foundation has the “Charlie Kirk Files,” the new governor of Virginia’s approval rating is tanking, and more in today’s newsletter. 

GOP’S MIDTERM GAME PLAN  

Senate Republicans are preparing to spend big money in a bid to protect their majority this midterm cycle. 

The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) is dropping an initial $342 million ad buy across eight Senate races, the group with ties to Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Monday. 

Here’s the list of races they’re targeting (and the candidate they’ll likely be backing): 

Ohio — Sen. Jon Husted: $79 million 

North Carolina — Former RNC Chair Michael Whatley: $71 million

Michigan — Former Rep. Mike Rogers: $45 million

Georgia — Ongoing competitive primary with Rep. Mike Collins leading: $44 million

Maine — Sen. Susan Collins: $42 million

Iowa — Rep. Ashley Hinson: $29 million 

New Hampshire — Former Sen. John Sununu: $17 million

Alaska — Sen. Dan Sullivan: $15 million

This is SLF’s largest investment ever in Michigan and Georgia and the largest since 2016 in New Hampshire. It’s........

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