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Republican Super PAC Pulls Funding From North Carolina Senate Race

The Senate Leadership Fund, a major Republican super PAC, is pulling advertising money from North Carolina's Senate race and redirecting it to other contests, including Kansas, as the party's confidence in candidate Michael Whatley fades. The decision reflects Republican efforts to triage resources amid dimming midterm prospects.

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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim NYTimes – US
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As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party.

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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects DimNYTimes – US
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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim

As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party.

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Republican Pac pulls funding from North Carolina Senate race

Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidates A major Republican political action committee pulled the plug on financial support for its Senate candidate in North Carolina , Michael Whatley, according to multiple reports, as the party begins to triage resources amid increasingly dire midterm polling. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), the campaign arm of…

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Top GOP groups retreat from North Carolina Senate race as hopes fade

The Senate Leadership Fund’s decision to pause future spending is the latest evidence Republicans are not confident Michael Whatley can win in a state President Donald Trump carried three times.

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