{"id":2295540,"date":"2024-07-15T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-super-pac-linked-to-mcconnell-smashes-fundraising-records-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T17:25:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:25:12","slug":"senate-super-pac-linked-to-mcconnell-smashes-fundraising-records-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-super-pac-linked-to-mcconnell-smashes-fundraising-records-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate super PAC linked to McConnell smashes fundraising records &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsenate-super-pac-linked-to-mcconnell-smashes-fundraising-records-washington-examiner%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=2295540&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--><p>The article discusses the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC linked to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, that raised over\u2064 $41 million in the second quarter to help Republicans take control of the upper \u200cchamber in the November election. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-dem-rakes-in-money-from-corporate-funded-pacs-while-raging-against-corporate-money\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Dem Rakes in Money From Corporate-Funded PACs While Raging Against Corporate Money\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-house-dems-sweeping-election-reform-survive-the-senate\/\" title=\"Can House Dems\u2019 Sweeping Election Reform Survive the Senate?\">fundraising numbers<\/a> suggest<\/a> that Republicans are closing the gaps with Democrats, who \u2064have traditionally dominated the money game. While the Democratic Senate super PAC connected to Senate Majority \u200dLeader Chuck \u2063Schumer raised more this cycle,\u200c the gap has narrowed. McConnell announced the fundraising numbers during a private lunch with Republican senators, highlighting \u200cthe\u2062 enthusiasm of donors for high-quality Senate candidates \u200cand the strong position of Republicans in the\u200c upcoming \u2063election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate super PAC linked to McConnell smashes fundraising records <\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/samantha-jo-roth\/\">Samantha-Jo Roth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T17:15:58-04:00\">July 15, 2024 5:15 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1703857\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senateleadershipfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The Senate Leadership Fund<\/a>, a super PAC linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)<\/a>, brought in more than $41 million in the second quarter, as they work to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">Republicans<\/a> take control of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"upper chamber\">upper chamber<\/a> in the November election.<\/p>\n<p>The newest numbers suggest Republicans could be closing the gaps with Democrats, who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2952568\/republicans-lean-candidate-war-chests-fundraising-shortfall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>long dominated <\/a>the money game. The group shared new numbers with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, showing they raised $41 million this quarter and have $117 million in cash on hand.<\/p>\n<p>This is about double what it raised in the same period in the 2022 midterm cycle. It is also significantly more than what the group brought in in 2023,\u00a0which was $29 million, according to campaign finance reports. <\/p>\n<p>The numbers are still less than what the Democratic Senate super PAC connected to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) raised this cycle, which was $44 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/15\/mcconnell-super-pac-fundraising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>. However, the gap is just $3 million in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>In the first quarter, <a href=\"https:\/\/senatemajority.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the Senate Majority PAC<\/a> outraised its GOP counterpart by roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/04\/11\/congress\/smps-big-2024-fundraising-splash-senate-democrats-00151607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>$15 million<\/a>. Currently, the Democratic campaign apparatus has $7 million more in cash on hand compared to Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell announced the numbers during last Tuesday\u2019s private lunch with Republican senators, which was an all-time record, according to a source familiar. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis record fundraising quarter shows that donors are enthusiastic about our high-quality Senate candidates and it puts us in a strong position to capitalize on the spreading chaos on the Democratic side,\u201d Senate Leadership Fund President Steven Law told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>SMP announced earlier this year it had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/03\/11\/senate-democrats-ads-super-pac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reserved<\/a> $239 million in television advertising in seven states starting over the summer. The group plans to spend $65 million in Ohio, $42 million in Pennsylvania, $14 million in Wisconsin, $14 million in Michigan, and $23 million in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SLF, for its part, plans to spend $57.5 million on advertising in Ohio and $24.6 million in Montana starting in early September. Those numbers are subject to change as Election Day approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-to-hold-gun-control-caucus-meeting-thursday\/\" title=\"Senate Dems to hold gun control caucus on Thursday.\">narrow 51-seat majority<\/a> in the chamber. Of the Senate Democrats up for reelection, seven are in states that went for Trump in 2016, 2020, or both.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1703857\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1703857\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC associated with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, raised over $41 million in the second quarter in an effort to help Republicans gain control of the Senate in the upcoming election. This fundraising record indicates that Republicans are narrowing the financial gap with Democrats, who have historically been more successful in fundraising. McConnell shared these impressive numbers during a private lunch with Republican senators, highlighting the enthusiasm of donors for Republican Senate candidates. The Senate Majority PAC, connected to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, raised slightly more than the Senate Leadership Fund this cycle, but the gap is narrowing. Both parties are gearing up for a competitive election, with significant advertising spending planned in key states<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2295541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mitch-McConnell-Senate-July-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5194,3740,23813],"class_list":["post-2295540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-mcconnell","tag-senate","tag-super-pac"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mitch-McConnell-Senate-July-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}