{"id":1986862,"date":"2023-07-31T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-super-pac-outpaces-gop-counterpart-as-parties-fight-for-control-of-senate\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T14:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:09:01","slug":"democratic-super-pac-outpaces-gop-counterpart-as-parties-fight-for-control-of-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-super-pac-outpaces-gop-counterpart-as-parties-fight-for-control-of-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat super PAC leads GOP in Senate control battle."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-super-pac-outpaces-gop-counterpart-as-parties-fight-for-control-of-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senate Democrats&#8217; Super PAC Raises Massive Funds in Battle for Control<\/h2>\n<p>The fight for control of the upper chamber next year is heating up, and Senate Democrats&#8217; top super PAC is leading the charge\u200d with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sherrod-brown-hauls-5-million-while-gop-opponent-brings-in-2-2-million\/\" title=\"Sherrod Brown raises M, GOP rival collects .2M.\">impressive fundraising haul<\/a>. \u2062According to NBC News, the Senate \u2064Majority PAC ended June with a whopping $24.6 million in its campaign\u2063 account,\u200d raising \u2062an \u200bimpressive $37 million during the first half of the year.<\/p>\n<h3>Democrats Aim to \u200bMaintain Senate Control<\/h3>\n<p>In the last midterm election, Democrats managed to retain control \u200dof the\u200c Senate,\u2062 although several races were fiercely contested. Now, as the 2024 battle \u2064for the \u200cSenate looms, both \u2062parties are gearing up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-challenges-maricopa-county-election-results-in-court-day-2\/\" title=\"Kari Lake contests Maricopa County election outcome in court (Day 2).\">high-stakes showdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u200b Republican\u2064 opposition has\u2064 also seen a significant increase in fundraising compared to the same period in 2021, they still fall\u200d short of \u2063their Democratic counterparts. The Senate Leadership\u2063 Fund, aligned with Senate Minority \u2063Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), reported $10.1 million during the first six months of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s early in the election cycle. Senate Leadership Fund raised a record amount for the first\u200b six months of an\u200c off-year, and we\u2063 feel confident about the pace and trajectory of \u2063our fundraising,&#8221; said Senate\u2063 Leadership Fund spokeswoman Torunn Sinclair.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Target Key Swing States<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans are strategically focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> that are expected to be \u200bvulnerable \u2063for Democrats in the\u2063 upcoming election. States like Montana, \u200cArizona,\u200b West Virginia, \u2064and \u200bMichigan are \u200bat the top of their list.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives are particularly eager for Sen. Joe \u2062Manchin (D-WV) to step aside\u2063 from \u2063the race in\u2064 West\u2062 Virginia, as they believe it\u2064 would strengthen their chances in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-lawmaker-moves-to-rename-highway-after-president-donald-j-trump\/\" title=\"Florida Lawmaker Moves to Rename Highway After President Donald J. Trump\">deep red state<\/a>. They are pushing for Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV), who once \u200cenjoyed the support of\u2062 former President Donald Trump, to \u200dflip the seat.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate GOP leadership-aligned \u200cgroup One Nation has already invested millions of dollars in ads attacking Manchin, hoping to \u200dsway the outcome in their favor.<\/p>\n<p>Political action committees are required to report their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-super-pac-outpaces-gop-counterpart-as-parties-fight-for-control-of-senate\/\" title=\"Democrat super PAC leads GOP in Senate control battle.\">semi-annual fundraising numbers<\/a> to the\u2063 Federal\u2064 Election Commission on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats&#8217; leading super PAC, the Senate Majority PAC, amassed an impressive $37 million in the first half of the year, leaving them with $24.6 million in their campaign account by the end of June. 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