RNC: The Supreme Court Just Gave the GOP a New Midterm Edge

 

Contact: rncpress@gop.com ICYMI: The Supreme Court Just Gave the GOP a New Midterm Edge In case you missed it, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and President Trump are fully prepared to use Republicans’ war chest ahead of the midterms after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of no limitations on how much political parties can spend on their candidates’ campaigns. You can read the full story here or see highlights below. The Supreme Court Just Gave the G.O.P. a New Midterm Edge New York Times June 30, 2026   For years, Republican candidates had faced a persistent disadvantage. Their Democratic counterparts had raised far more money, primarily from small-dollar donors online. And candidates qualify for cheaper advertising rates than political parties do. Republicans wanted to close that gap by letting parties — which can be funded by six-figure checks from wealthy donors — spend as much as they wanted in coordination with candidates.   […]   The ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission is widely expected to usher in the biggest shift in how campaigns are funded since the aftermath of the Citizens United decision in 2010, which lifted limits on corporate expenditures and laid the groundwork for the current era of big-spending super PACs.   […]   In the short term, the case is likely to benefit Republicans. The Republican National Committee entered June with $125.5 million in the bank, while the Democratic National Committee carried more debts than cash on hand.   “The R.N.C. is playing with nuclear weapons and the D.N.C. has one of those Wile E. Coyote guns with a flag that says ‘Bang!’” said Sean Cooksey, a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission and a former general counsel to the vice president, in a social media post.   […]   Inside the R.N.C., Mr. Ambrosini said, the planning for the ruling began early last year. His internal mandate was to conserve as much cash as possible, so the party could be ready to spend heavily on ads in tandem with congressional candidates if a favorable ruling landed and granted the parties those lower TV rates.   […]   “It’s one of the main reasons that anyone that is a Republican should not write our obituary in June,” Mr. Ambrosini said. […]