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DSCC Deploys $40 M for 2026 Senate; Trump Urges Thune Delay

7/29/2026

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Summary

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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will spend $40 million on the 2026 midterm elections.
Its “Win The Senate” plan targets Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire and Georgia.
U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that Senate Majority Leader John Thune should keep the Senate in Washington until it passes the SAVE America Act or ends the filibuster.

History

Historical Context

The 1994 midterms, dubbed the Republican Revolution, saw Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America help Republicans capture eight Senate seats and a 54-seat House swing, ending Democratic control of Congress for the first time since 1952. That surge set a precedent for massive Senate-race spending, a pattern echoed today by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s multi-million-dollar push in swing states.

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Story summary

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will spend $40 million on the 2026 midterm elections.
Its “Win The Senate” plan targets Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire and Georgia.
U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that Senate Majority Leader John Thune should keep the Senate in Washington until it passes the SAVE America Act or ends the filibuster.

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