Trump-Aligned Groups and Musk's Super PAC Pour Money Into Republican Midterm Campaigns
Photo: The Guardian USPresident Donald Trump's political groups have spent nearly $277 million to help Republican candidates in the final stretch of the midterm elections, an unprecedented sum for a sitting president, ahead of the Nov. 3 vote. His flagship super PAC, MAGA Inc., has spent about $34 million on attack ads targeting Texas Democrat James Talarico and other Democratic candidates. Separately, Elon Musk's America Pac has spent more than $500,000 in New York's 17th congressional district to help Republican incumbent Mike Lawler, a moderate, fend off Democrat Cait Conley, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Most of it paid for voter outreach such as texting, printing and postage, plus digital media services. A report earlier this month said Musk has put $276 million into Republican groups and America Pac since early July. Polling shows Republicans slightly disadvantaged because voters are frustrated by the cost of living under Trump.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. The Guardian US focuses on Musk's spending in the Lawler-Conley race, citing filings and polling. The Washington Post leads with Trump's super PAC spending and its attack ads. AP, an alternative source, stresses the total's scale.
How the sides differ Left sources split between Trump's $277 million total and Musk's New York spending; alternative sources stress the unprecedented scale; right sources have not covered it.
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- The Washington PostTrump super PAC pumps $277 million into midterms
The Guardian US centers on Musk's America Pac spending in the Lawler-Conley race, citing FEC filings and polling; The Washington Post leads with MAGA Inc.'s $277 million and attack ads against Talarico.
AP leads with the nearly $277 million spent by Trump's political groups, calling it unprecedented for a sitting president and tying it to the stakes of the Nov. 3 election.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.