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参议院多数党政治行动委员会警告将面临艰难的支出抉择，共和党关联团体大举投入九个州的竞争选区
作者：保罗·施泰因豪泽 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年10月12日美国东部时间上午10:04
民主党主要关联团体就共和党主导参议院资金竞赛发出警告，需做出艰难支出决策
与民主党结盟的参议院多数党政治行动委员会通讯主任劳伦·弗伦奇在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时，就共和党在参议院资金上的优势敲响警钟，而参议院战场选区版图正不断扩大。
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距离选举日只剩三周多一点的时间，越来越多的红州和国会选区似乎已被民主党纳入争夺范围，他们正努力在中期选举中从共和党手中夺回参众两院的多数席位。但共和党庞大的资金支出优势可能会让他们的雄心壮志复杂化。
据领先的政治广告追踪公司AdImpact的数据，本届选举周期至今，共和党竞选团队、委员会及其关联团体的支出已比民主党同行多出4亿美元。
这种资金差距迫使民主党在投入地点和支出金额上做出艰难抉择，因为该党正试图扩大选举版图。
“我们在资金支出上被共和党超越，这是事实，”参议院多数党政治行动委员会通讯主任劳伦·弗伦奇在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示，“在许多这类州，他们已经将选举完全交易化，因此拥有可以随意支配的‘垄断资金’，而我们只能依靠实实在在的有限资源运作。”
民主党人认为蓝色浪潮已成过往——以下三个因素可能阻止其到来
福克斯新闻参议院选举权力排名。(雷米·努马/福克斯新闻)
最新的福克斯新闻权力排名将原本稳固共和党掌控的南卡罗来纳州从“稳固共和党”调整为“倾向共和党”。向来由共和党掌控的堪萨斯州参议院对决被评为“倾向共和党”，而在倾向红色的阿拉斯加、艾奥瓦、俄亥俄和德克萨斯州的竞选则被评为“势均力敌”。
“参议院多数党政治行动委员会拥有竞争所需的资源，我们很高兴能够参与9个战场州的竞选，”弗伦奇说道。
该超级政治行动委员会是支持民主党参议院候选人和在任议员的领先外部团体，与民主党长期领袖、参议员查克·舒默保持一致。
弗伦奇强调了过去三个月创下纪录的筹款规模，但补充道：“当然，如果能有更多的备用资源当然会有帮助。”
随着福克斯新闻和其他机构的最新民调显示民主党在参议院选区的竞争力日益增强，该党正呼吁筹集更多资金。
“上个月，一个支持特朗普的政治行动委员会预留了1000万美元在新罕布什尔州投放广告，我们的支出被对手以3比1的比例远超，”摇摆州新罕布什尔州的民主党参议院候选人、众议员克里斯·帕帕斯在给支持者的筹款呼吁中写道。
最新福克斯新闻中期选举权力排名中谁的支持率上升，谁的下降
2026年10月3日，新罕布什尔州民主党参议院候选人克里斯·帕帕斯在新罕布什尔州康科德的州党活动上发表讲话。(保罗·施泰因豪泽/福克斯新闻)
参议院多数党政治行动委员会正将其创纪录的筹款资金迅速投入到新出现的竞争战场选区。而与民主党结盟的美国桥接政治行动委员会最近向南卡罗来纳州和堪萨斯州，以及另外两个红色州佛罗里达州和密西西比州的竞争选区注入了超过2000万美元。
但民主党团体的支出仍被共和党关联团体超越，这要归功于参议院领导基金、与唐纳德·特朗普总统结盟的MAGA Inc.以及由埃隆·马斯克资助的超级政治行动委员会的巨额支出。
“一个残酷的现实是，我们没有足够的资金既能守住势均力敌的州，又能大力投入我们正在发起进攻的红色倾向州，”一位要求匿名以便坦诚发言的资深民主党参议院幕僚告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
弗伦奇在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示：“在竞选季的这个阶段，每个人都必须做出一些紧缩开支的决策，这就是为什么我们会密切关注每一场竞选，确保我们有足够的资源拿下多数席位，但同时也不会让任何候选人得不到足够的支持。”
众议院民主党人也面临着类似的困境。
一份发给捐赠者的民主党国会竞选委员会（DCCC）备忘录警告称，共和党“如今正用MAGA Inc.和特朗普超级政治行动委员会的资金淹没我们的所有战场选区，我们根本无法与之匹敌”。
2026年民主进程：随时了解福克斯新闻选举中心的最新动态
福克斯新闻众议院选举权力排名预测。(雷米·努马/福克斯新闻)
这份被福克斯新闻数字频道获得的备忘录呼吁在10月22日前额外筹集1700万美元，以在他们所称的“有望获胜的竞选”中“锁定胜局”。
共和党正挑战政治历史传统——传统上，华盛顿的执政党会在中期选举年丢失国会席位。再加上持续的通胀（美国人在杂货店就能感受到）、高油价（民调显示与不受欢迎的伊朗战争有关）以及特朗普的负面支持率，让共和党面临艰难的政治环境。
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但共和党在资金上的优势使其竞选团队和关联团体能够在全国范围内投入更多政治广告费用。
“感谢领袖约翰·图恩的不懈努力，参议院领导基金获得了两党此前都未曾拥有的资金优势。参议院领导基金将继续在全国范围内投入前所未有的资源，以维持共和党在参议院的多数席位，”参议院领导基金通讯主任克里斯·古斯塔夫森告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
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资深共和党策略师杰西·亨特告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“即使面临强劲的逆风，如果选举夜表现出色，共和党外部团体将在共和党候选人的积极表现中发挥决定性作用。”
“这并非共和党通常拥有的优势，这无疑是当前参选的众多候选人能将竞选保持胶着状态的一个重要因素，”亨特强调道。
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Democrats see new chances to flip red states — but a $400M GOP spending advantage could derail their plans
2026-10-12T10:04:00-04:00 / Fox News
Senate Majority PAC warns of difficult spending decisions as GOP-aligned groups flood competitive races in nine states
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published October 12, 2026 10:04am EDT
Top Democrat-aligned group warns of tough spending decisions as GOP dominates Senate money race
Democrat-aligned Senate Majority PAC Communications Director Lauren French, in a Fox News Digital interview, sounds alarm over GOP spending advantage as Senate battleground map expands
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With just over three weeks to go until Election Day, more and more red states and congressional districts appear in reach for the Democrats, as they work to win back House and Senate majorities from the Republicans in the midterms. But a massive Republican spending advantage threatens to complicate those ambitions.
Republican campaigns, committees and aligned groups have outspent their Democratic counterparts by $400 million so far this election cycle, according to AdImpact, a leading political advertising tracking firm.
The disparity is forcing Democrats to make difficult decisions about where to invest and how much to spend as the party tries to expand the electoral map.
“We are being outspent by the Republicans. That’s just a fact,” Lauren French, communications director at the Senate Majority PAC, told Fox News Digital. “In many of these states, they have really transactionalized elections, so they have monopoly money to play with, whereas we are working with real resources.”
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Fox News Power Rankings on Senate forecast.(Remy Numa/Fox News)
The latest Fox News Power Rankings shifted GOP-dominated South Carolina from Solid to Likely Republican. The Senate showdown in reliably Republican Kansas is Lean Republican, while the races in red-leaning Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas are rated toss-ups.
“Senate Majority PAC has resources to compete, and we are very happy that we’re able to be in 9 battleground states,” French said.
The super PAC is the leading outside group supporting Democratic Senate candidates and incumbents and is aligned with longtime Democratic leader Sen. Chuck Schumer.
French highlighted record-setting fundraising over the past three months, but added, “of course, more recess resources would be helpful.”
With the latest polls from Fox News and other organizations showing Democrats increasingly competitive across the Senate map, the party is pleading for more money.
“Last month a pro-Trump PAC reserved $10 million in New Hampshire advertising, and we’re being outspent 3-to-1,” reads a fundraising pitch to supporters by Rep. Chris Pappas, the Democratic Senate nominee in swing state New Hampshire.
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Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, the Democratic Senate nominee, speaks at a state party event on Oct. 3, 2026 in Concord, N.H.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Senate Majority PAC is rushing some of its record fundraising into the newly competitive battlegrounds. And American Bridge PAC, a Democrat-aligned group, recently pumped over $20 million into South Carolina and Kansas, as well as competitive races in two other red states, Florida and Mississippi.
But the Democratic groups are being outspent by their Republican-aligned counterparts, thanks to major expenditures by Senate Leadership Fund, the President Donald Trump-allied MAGA Inc. and a super PAC bankrolled by Elon Musk.
“The hard reality is there isn’t enough funding to protect the toss-up states and also heavily invest in the red-leaning states where we’re playing offense,” a veteran Democratic Senate operative who requested anonymity to speak candidly told Fox News Digital.”
French told Fox News Digital “This is the time in the campaign season where everyone really has to make some of those belt-tightening decisions, and that’s why we’re looking at every race really closely to make sure we have enough resources to get to the majority, but we’re also not leaving anyone shortchanged.”
House Democrats are facing a similar predicament.
A memo from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) shared with donors warned that Republicans “are now flooding districts across our battlefield with MAGA Inc. and Trump super PAC money that we simply cannot match.”
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Fox News Power Rankings forecast for the House of Representatives.(Remy Numa/Fox News)
The memo, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, requested an additional $17 million that was needed by Oct. 22 “to close the sale” in what they described as “winnable races.”
The GOP is fighting political history, which has traditionally seen the party in power in Washington lose congressional seats during midterm election years. Add to that a challenging political climate fueled by persistent inflation Americans see at the grocery store, high gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and Trump’s negative approval ratings.
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But the Republicans’ financial advantage has allowed GOP campaigns and allied groups to spend more on political advertising nationally.
“Thanks to the tireless efforts of Leader John Thune, Senate Leadership Fund has amassed a financial advantage that neither party has had before. SLF will continue to invest unprecedented resources across the map to maintain the Republican Senate majority,” Senate Leadership Fund communications director Chris Gustafson told Fox News Digital.
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Veteran GOP strategist Jesse Hunt told Fox News Digital that “Republican outside groups will have played a decisive role in positive Republican performance if they have a good election night despite what is strong headwinds working against them.”
“This is not an advantage Republicans typically have and it’s definitely a contributing factor to a lot of candidates on the ballot right now keeping their races close,” Hunt emphasized.
Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News
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