How GOP groups are spending campaign funds to rally support ahead of midterms

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published October 8, 2026 at 4:44 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jessica Taylor with the Cook Political Report how Republican groups are shifting spending amid unfavorable polling for their party ahead of the midterms.

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