GOP PACs Have a New Strategy as Democrats Outraise Them: Run Ultra-Rich Candidates to Fund Their Own Campaigns

Both major parties have run self-funded candidates in the past, but the GOP is ramping up the practice.Sen. Steve Daines, the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, speaks to reporters on February 9, 2023 in Washington, D.C.Drew Angerer / Getty Images As the Republican Party veers further into fascism, the party is facing an election fundraising problem: Democrats in competitive Senate races are consistently outraising Republican candidates, and the party has lost control of the chamber.

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