Thune predicts Republicans will hold Senate as GOP groups shift spending

The short version

• Senate Majority Leader John Thune predicts Republicans will outperform polls and keep their narrow Senate majority.[Fox News]
• The Senate Leadership Fund initially pledged $44 million for Mike Collins in Georgia and has pulled back nearly all of its North Carolina spending.[Fox News]
• Republican PACs spent nearly $373 million across 13 Senate races, versus $177 million from Schumer-linked committees, in disclosures filed Sept. 1 to Oct. 21.[The Washington Sun]
• Thune's prediction is a forecast, and the spending totals exclude future ad reservations and projected spending.[The Washington Sun · Fox News]

Key facts

• Senate Majority Leader John Thune predicts Republicans will outperform polls and retain their narrow Senate majority.[Fox News]
• The Senate Leadership Fund initially pledged $44 million to support Republican Mike Collins in Georgia.[Fox News]
• The Senate Leadership Fund pulled back nearly all of its North Carolina spending earlier this month.[Fox News]
• Senate Majority PAC and the Senate Leadership Fund have put a collective $550 million into the chamber's main races since Sept. 1, according to financial disclosures.[The Washington Sun]
• Republican PACs spent nearly $373 million across 13 Senate races in disclosures filed between Sept. 1 and Oct. 21.[The Washington Sun]
• Political committees associated with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spent $177 million in the same period.[The Washington Sun]

Sources

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.

• Thune makes bold prediction about Republicans' Senate chances as GOP pulls millions from key racesFox News
• Where Senate Democrats and Republicans' Outside Allies Are Dramatically Shifting MoneyThe Washington Sun