News GOP Super PAC commits $71M to Whatley as NC Senate race heats up This $71 million investment is part of a much larger, $342 million nationwide strategy targeting key battleground Senate races like Ohio, Georgia, and Michigan. Nick Craig
News Trump, McConnell direct focus to Budd with ad blitz and rally Getting Ted Budd to the U.S. Senate appears to be a top priority for national Republicans. In campaign spending reports out Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund PAC spent more than $3.4 million dollars in ads this week. The blitz of ads comes as former President Donald Trump announces plans to campaign for Budd in Wilmington, N.C. on September 23. Donna King