Big GOP Donors Move to Downballot Races

“Some of the country’s wealthiest Republican donors are targeting Senate and House races around the country, hoping a financial firewall will protect the party’s congressional majorities on Nov. 8. Their investments… reflect a fear prevalent throughout the party: that Trump’s contentious candidacy threatens an electoral rout up and down the ballot,” the Washington Post reports.

“Keen donor interest in down-ballot races this year has helped drive nearly $1 billion into super PACs… That haul exceeds the totals amassed by super PACs in every previous cycle since they came the scene on 2010 — including the 2012 elections, when such groups raised $853 million by the end of the year.”