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3 big questions as GOP nears moment of truth
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With midterms 39 days away and the outlook for President Trump 's party looking increasingly bleak, top Republicans say they're focused on three big questions for the final stretch:
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- Trump's political operation, meanwhile, has begun spending to defend a South Carolina House district that Trump carried by 13 points in 2024
- With midterms 39 days away and the outlook for President Trump 's party looking increasingly bleak, top Republicans say they're focused on three big questions for the final stretch
- If Collins and Whatley's numbers don't improve, Republicans say they could redirect money to Michigan and New Hampshire, where the party is playing offense
- But Republican strategists say they aren't sure yet whether the barrage is working amid voter anger over high prices, data centers and Trump's war in Iran
Summary
Are their attack ads working? GOP groups had spent more than $450 million through Sept. 23, more than twice what Democrats had spent, according to campaign finance expert Rob Pyers. But Republican strategists say they aren't sure yet whether the barrage is working amid voter anger over high prices, data centers and Trump's war in Iran. Trump's political operation didn't begin pouring its $416 million war chest into attack ads until around Labor Day, and Republicans argue the ads need time to sink in.