Arabic version: لجنة ترامب السياسية المستقلة الكبرى تبدأ حملة إنفاق بقيمة 403 ملايين دولار
According to Cnbc, President Donald Trump’s flagship super PAC, MAGA Inc., ended July with more than $403 million in cash and has begun deploying funds in closely contested congressional races before the 2026 midterm election. Trump-linked super PACs reserved more than $136.5 million in House and Senate advertising over the past two weeks, based on a CNBC calculation using AdImpact data.
Democratic Senate candidates began July with roughly twice the combined cash held by Republican opponents in seven closely watched battlegrounds: about $75 million compared with $38 million, according to CNBC’s analysis of Federal Election Commission filings. In Texas, Democratic nominee James Talarico held $21.5 million, compared with $1.8 million for Republican Ken Paxton. MAGA Inc. committed roughly $10 million in Texas, while the Elon Musk-backed America PAC added about $2.6 million, according to FEC filings.
The late spending faces higher costs and limited advertising inventory. Federal communications law gives official candidates access to broadcasters’ lowest unit charge during the final 60 days before a general election, while super PACs pay market rates that political advertising consultants say can be double or triple candidate prices for comparable airtime. Major groups also reserved fall ad space months earlier, including $342 million from the Republican-aligned Senate Leadership Fund across eight Senate races and $272 million from the Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC across 68 media markets.
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter rates seven Senate races as toss-ups, including Republican-held seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Ohio and Texas. Still, some experts said late advertising can be effective. Vanderbilt University political scientist John Sides cited a 2022 study of more than 4,500 races that found summer television ads had little effect on outcomes, while September and October ads did. MAGA Inc.’s next FEC filing, covering activity through Aug. 31, is due Sunday and is expected to show where the group is directing resources in the final stretch.
