据多家报道，共和党政治行动委员会参议院领导层基金（Senate Leadership Fund）已停止资助该党在北卡罗来纳州的参议员候选人迈克尔·沃特利，将广告支出转向支持其他候选人。随着中期选举的民调形势日益严峻，该党正开始重新调配资源。
Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidates A major Republican political action committee pulled the plug on financial support for its Senate candidate in North Carolina, Michael Whatley, according to multiple reports, as the party begins to triage resources amid increasingly dire midterm polling.
Semafor周五报道称，约翰·图恩领导的参议院多数党领导层基金已撤回在北卡罗来纳州的广告支出，以转而支持其他候选人。《纽约时报》、美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）及其他媒体也援引接近该基金的消息人士证实了这一报道。
The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), the campaign arm of the Senate majority leader, John Thune, has withdrawn its ad spending in North Carolina to redirect support to other candidates, Semafor reported on Friday. The New York Times, CNN and other publications have confirmed the report with sources close to the fund.