Secret Money Tried to Split the Conservative Vote

“In the final weeks of the 2026 midterms, Republican candidates across the country began to face an unusual line of attack. In an election widely viewed as a referendum on the Trump administration, suddenly many of them were accused of being insufficiently conservative,” CNN reports.

“A cascade of robocalls and text messages warned that Republicans on the ballot had betrayed conservative principles. Political mailers accused GOP candidates of embracing liberal policies. The messages offered a consistent alternative: little-known Libertarian or third-party candidates who were portrayed as true conservatives.”

“Behind those messages were three obscure political organizations that did not exist until this year, including one formed just last month.”