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GOP Money Group Ditches North Carolina In Bid To Save Deep-Red State

The spending group shifted planned advertising to Kansas to support Marshall as his reelection race tightens.

GOP Money Group Ditches North Carolina In Bid To Save Deep-Red State
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A Republican super PAC shifted planned spending from North Carolina to Kansas, where Sen. Roger Marshall faces a tightening race. The move comes as Republican nominee Michael Whatley trails Roy Cooper in North Carolina, according to polling cited in the article.

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Roger Marshall R · KS · SEN
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Roger Marshall
R · KS · SEN

Republican senator seeking reelection in Kansas and beneficiary of the shifted ad spending

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Republican Senate nominee in North Carolina

Whatley's version of this story ↗
Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator facing a competitive reelection race in Georgia

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Whatley and Mike Collins

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader linked to the Senate Leadership Fund

Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican House member and Senate candidate in Georgia

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator who announced he would not seek another term

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Secretary of Homeland Security contacted by Marshall

Democratic Senate nominee in Kansas

Roy Cooper
D · NC

Democratic Senate nominee in North Carolina and Whatley’s opponent

ALSO MENTIONED  Arch Naramore, Marshall’s Republican primary opponent who endorsed Hamilton; DJ Griffin, Spokesman for Michael Whatley’s campaign; Ryan Girdusky, Political consultant quoted on Republican prospects

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Senate Leadership Fund Shifts Spending From North Carolina to Kansas

Outlets agree that the Senate Leadership Fund shifted planned spending from North Carolina to Kansas to support Roger Marshall as his reelection race grew more competitive. Left-leaning outlets stress the unexpectedly competitive Kansas race and portray the spending as a Republican scramble to defend it. Center outlets describe the shift as a strategic response to tightening races in both states and its implications for the Senate majority. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Republicans’ effort to defend Senate seats and protect their majority as Marshall’s race tightens.

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