Democrats Hit With Devastating Blow As Senate Hopes Dwindle
Published 23 hours ago
on July 8, 2025
By Mark Steffen
Republicans in Washington, D.C., are keeping a close eye on next year’s U.S. Senate map, which is favorable but also boasts several vulnerable incumbents who must be protected if they are to keep a majority after 2026.
Their hopes were buoyed on Tuesday as the main fundraising arm for Senate Republicans reported a record-smashing haul for the first half of 2025, surpassing already lofty expectations and putting its incumbents and challengers in a formidable position 16 months before Election Day.
The Senate GOP’s top super PAC and its affiliated entities raised a combined $85 million in the first half of the year, more than doubling their previous record.
The largesse underscores how potent Republicans’ fundraising prowess has become under Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who assumed his position after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), another fundraising powerhouse, announced his decision to step down from leadership and not seek reelection.
Alex Latcham, executive director of the Senate Leadership Fund, credited President Donald Trump with being more involved than he had been when McConnell was in charge of the effort.
Latcham co-runs the PAC alongside former Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) after the duo took over from Steven Law, a close McConnell ally.
“We’re working with [the White House] to identify and vet Senate candidates,” Latcham told Axios, describing Trump’s involvement as an asset “as we navigate some of these primaries.”
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