The funding surge comes as an internal memo from Paxton's fundraising team warns donors that the GOP nominee trails on television ad presence despite hundreds of millions of dollars from outside Republican groups. This instability persists even after Paxton announced a $20 million ad buy in late September. The campaign's media efforts have been marred by waste, including buying nationwide Fox Sports airtime for non-local games and paying $450,000 for a single Austin ad spot that Talarico’s team obtained for $50,000.
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Senate Majority PAC Raises Texas Spending to $5.8 Million for Talarico
US Politics12 days ago
The top fundraising arm for Senate Democrats has ramped up its expenditures to target Republican Ken Paxton in the battle for a Texas seat. Senate Majority PAC has increased its total spending for candidate James Talarico to $5.8 million, according to Federal Election Commission filings, which include a recent injection of $3.7 million for advertising. This is a steep rise from the $2.1 million initially reported by the super PAC, which is aligned with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and had previously avoided the costly Texas market.
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