几天前，参议院共和党超级政治行动委员会暂停了在北卡罗来纳州参议院竞选中的一些广告。据广告跟踪公司AdImpact称，WinSenate是一个隶属于参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默（Chuck Schumer）的参议院多数党政治行动委员会（Senate多数党PAC）的组织，该组织本周已取消了北卡罗来纳州约110万美元的广告购买。截至选举日，该组织的未来预订额仍约为1880万美元。
Democrats have pulled back some of their ads in North Carolina’s Senate race, days after the top Senate Republican super PAC paused its future spending in the state. WinSenate, a group affiliated with the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer-aligned Senate Majority PAC, has removed roughly $1.1 million in North Carolina ad buys this week, according to ad tracking firm AdImpact. The group still has roughly $18.8 million in future reservations through Election Day.
参议院多数党政治行动委员会发言人劳伦·弗伦奇在一份声明中表示：“参议院多数党政治行动委员会致力于确保这场竞选取得胜利，并将继续根据如何最好地建立强大的参议院多数席位来做出支出决定。”此举，再加上共和党结盟的参议院领导基金决定暂停未来的支出，是一个信号，表明两党都在不断扩大的参议院地图转移资源。
“Senate Majority PAC is committed to seeing this race through to victory, and will continue to make spending decisions based on how to best build a strong Senate majority,” Senate Majority PAC spokesperson Lauren French said in a statement. The move, combined with the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund’s decision to pause future spending, are a signal that both parties are shifting resources amid an ever-expanding Senate map.
民主党人对他们的北卡罗来纳州参议员提名人罗伊·库珀越来越有信心，因为他在公众投票中继续领先于共和党人迈克尔·沃特利，但一些人私下里说，密歇根州和新罕布什尔州等州需要更多的资源。与此同时，多个共和党团体，不仅仅是SLF，最近几周已经从该州撤出，实际上决定不再值得花钱来推动Whatley的竞选活动。
Democrats are increasingly confident in their North Carolina Senate nominee, Roy Cooper, as he continues to hold a sizable lead in public polling over Republican Michael Whatley — but some privately say states like Michigan and New Hampshire need more resources. Meanwhile, multiple Republican groups, not just SLF, have retreated from the state in recent weeks, effectively deciding that it’s no longer worth the money to boost Whatley’s campaign.
与科赫结盟的美国繁荣行动将北卡罗来纳州排除在参议院关键竞选的2200万美元未来支出名单之外，而老北方行动上个月取消了650万美元的广告预订。然而，库珀竞选团队仍然将这场竞选视为竞争性，指出北卡罗来纳州选民分歧密切，而且唐纳德·特朗普总统在过去三次总统选举中每次都赢得了该州。“北卡罗来纳州是一个真正的50/50州，民主党已经18年没有赢得过美国参议院竞选了。
The Koch-aligned Americans for Prosperity Action left North Carolina off its $22 million list of future spending across key Senate contests, and Old North Action removed $6.5 million in ad reservations last month. The Cooper campaign, however, is still treating the race as competitive, pointing to North Carolina’s closely divided electorate and the fact that President Donald Trump won the state in each of the past three presidential elections. “North Carolina is a truly 50/50 state and Democrats haven’t won a US Senate race in 18 years. We can’t take anything for granted or our eye off the ball,” said Morgan Jackson, a senior adviser to the Cooper campaign.
“我们绝不能把任何事视为理所当然，也不能有丝毫松懈，”库珀竞选团队的高级顾问摩根·杰克逊表示。“华盛顿已经陷入瘫痪，我们将继续把这场竞选当作落后十个百分点来打，以确保北卡罗来纳州民能够得到他们迫切需要的变革。”
“DC is broken and we’re going to continue to run this race like we’re ten points down to ensure North Carolinians get the change they desperately need.”