更新于2026年10月2日，美国东部时间上午11:40 / 发布于2026年10月2日，美国东部时间上午10:34 / CNN
作者：帕特里克·斯维特克
2026年9月21日，美国副总统JD·万斯在北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒的库里会议中心举行的集会上发表演讲，共和党籍联邦参议院候选人迈克尔·沃特利在一旁聆听。
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全国共和党阵营正开始大幅调整资源，转向共和党候选人迈克尔·沃特利长期在民调中落后的北卡罗来纳州参议院竞选。
据知情人士透露，参议院领导基金——参议院竞选活动中规模最大的共和党超级政治行动委员会——已暂停在该州的广告投放。
与此同时，该超级PAC将启动一项七位数金额的广告攻势，投入堪萨斯州联邦参议员竞选。知情人士表示，该州共和党现任参议员罗杰·马歇尔正面临民主党牧师亚当·汉密尔顿的强劲挑战。
这一最先由《塞马福尔》网站报道的消息，标志着共和党为在即将到来的中期选举中保住参议院多数席位做出了重大战略调整。民主党人对该团体将注意力转向更稳固的共和党州域的决定感到鼓舞。
参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默在X平台上写道：“美国参议院最大的共和党超级PAC今日将资金撤出北卡罗来纳州，转而投入堪萨斯州，仅此一点就足以说明参议院多数席位的争夺走向。”
北卡罗来纳州曾被视为共和党需要全力捍卫的顶级竞选席位，参议院领导基金本选举周期已在该州投入超过3000万美元的广告费用。但沃特利在近期几乎所有民调中都始终落后于民主党候选人、前州长罗伊·库珀。
此次将重心转向堪萨斯州，意味着该委员会承认马歇尔需要紧急援助——尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统2024年在该州以16个百分点的优势获胜。副总统JD·万斯近期还专程前往该州与马歇尔共同举行集会。
沃特利近期已收到其他多项预警信号。另一个共和党超级PAC“老北方行动”上月将该州的广告预订量削减了约三分之一。上周五，同样支持沃特利的保守派超级PAC“美国人繁荣行动”宣布，将在选举日前为五名共和党参议院候选人投放2200万美元广告，但沃特利不在名单之列。
沃特利对外部资金不足的担忧不予理会，他上周在一档电台访谈中表示，他对自己能筹集到胜选所需的资金“非常有信心”。
近期有一些共和党人士提议，共和党不仅应缩减在北卡罗来纳州的竞选投入，还应减少在佐治亚州的资源投放。
在佐治亚州，尽管特朗普2024年在该州获胜，共和党众议员迈克·柯林斯仍面临着与民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫的艰难连任之战。
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Top Senate GOP group puts pause on spending in North Carolina
Updated Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 AM ET / PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2026, 10:34 AM ET / CNN
By Patrick Svitek
Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley looks on as US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a rally at Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 21.
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National Republicans are starting to make major moves to divert resources away from the North Carolina Senate race where GOP candidate Michael Whatley has long been trailing in polls.
The Senate Leadership Fund, the top Republican super PAC in Senate contests, is putting a pause on its ad spending in the state, according to a source familiar with its plans.
At the same time, the super PAC is beginning a seven-figure ad campaign in Kansas, where GOP incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall is facing a tough challenge from Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton, the source said.
The news, which was first reported by Semafor, represents a major pivot by Republicans as they seek to save their Senate majority in the upcoming midterm elections. Democrats took encouragement from the group’s decision to shift its focus to redder territory.
“The fact that the biggest Republican Senate Super PAC took its money out of North Carolina today and put it into Kansas says all you need to know about which direction the Senate Majority is headed,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote on X.
North Carolina was once viewed as a top-tier seat for the GOP to defend, and the Senate Leadership Fund has already spent over $30 million on advertising in the state this cycle. But Whatley has remained behind the Democratic nominee, former Gov. Roy Cooper, in virtually every recent poll.
By focusing now on Kansas, the group is acknowledging that Marshall needs serious help in a state that President Donald Trump won by 16 percentage points in 2024. Vice President JD Vance recently visited the state to hold a rally with Marshall.
There have been other warning signs for Whatley in recent weeks. Another GOP super PAC, Old North Action, cut its ad reservations in the state by about a third last month. And on Friday, the conservative super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action, which also supports him, announced a $22 million ad campaign through Election Day for five Senate GOP candidates — but not Whatley.
Whatley has waved off concerns about outside funding, saying in a radio interview last week that he feels “very comfortable” he will have the money he needs to win.
Some Republicans have suggested in recent weeks that the party consider pulling back on its commitments in not only North Carolina, but also in Georgia.
In Georgia, Republican Rep. Mike Collins faces an uphill battle against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, despite Trump winning the state in 2024.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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