The Republican campaign is spending money in the final week of the election in Nebraska, Kansas, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
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The DSR NetworkOct 27, 2026
Multiple sources report Republican-aligned spending in the final week before the election in Kansas, South Carolina, Nebraska, and Mississippi. The Washington Times (Oct 26) reports Senate Leadership Fund ad buys in all four states, CNN reports final-week Senate ad spending in Kansas and South Carolina, and WIRED reports about $14 million across the four states in the final stretch.
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… You mentioned this in passing, so I just want to highlight it before we say goodbye. Ah, Donald Trump later this week is campaigning in yep, South Carolina, and that sure says something about where they think the election is. They're they're spending money, Greg, in this final week in Nebraska, in Kansas, in Mississippi, in South Carolina. He's camp, you know, in a campaign at the end, you can tell where their strategy is based on where the candidate goes and where they're spending money. The candidate's gonna be in South Carolina twice in the last two weeks. He's going to Mississippi. …
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Supports. The Washington Times reports the Senate Leadership Fund disclosed new ad buys in South Carolina (~$980,000), Nebraska (~$960,000), Kansas (~$720,000), and Mississippi (>$570,000) in the days before the election.[3]
Supports. CNN reports that about $27 million was slated for the final week in the Kansas Senate race and about $12.7 million for South Carolina.[1]
Supports. WIRED, citing federal filings, reports that the Senate Leadership Fund spent about $14 million across Kansas, South Carolina, Nebraska, and Mississippi in the final stretch of the campaign.[2]
Context. Some reports describe the spending as defensive, aimed at protecting incumbents in races that have become competitive, and WIRED describes it as the penultimate week. These details do not contradict that Republican-aligned groups were spending in all four states in the final week.[2][3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 tier 2, 1 not rated, 1 rated low, 1 tier 3
- 1Live updates: Midterm ad spending surpasses 2024 election to set new record | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2This Is What the GOP's Final Midterms Push Looks Likewired.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Major Republican PAC makes defensive ad buys in deep-red stateswashingtontimes.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports, context
- 44 reasons why the midterms are getting uglier for the GOPdailykos.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
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