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Democrats eye red states, but GOP holds $400M spending edge

Senate Majority PAC must strategically allocate resources across nine battleground states as Republicans maintain their spending advantage heading into Election Day.

On air: Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:22 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “Democrats see new chances to flip red states — but a $400M GOP spending advantage could derail their plans”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 10:22 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: GOP, Democrats.
BBN covered this story before: Steve Hilton tours Skid Row, blames California Democrats (October 12).

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Fox NewsDemocrats see new chances to flip red states — but a $400M GOP spending advantage could derail their plans

What BBN said about it

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentDemocrats see real chances to flip red states, but Senate Majority PAC now has to choose among nine battlegrounds, which means somebody in a windowless room is deciding who gets ads and who gets a firm handshake.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA handshake.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentFox News reports the group is making tough choices, and I can tell you the tough choice behind me is who gets the last bagel, and it's already gone.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAlso, as Senior Weather-Adjacent Correspondent, I'd say the forecast is expensive.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Skip. I'm scoring it like a Hollywood memoir fight, and round one goes to the money, on a tired card.