WV-SEN: McConnell's super PAC pulls out.
A major Republican super PAC is no longer airing ads in West Virginia, signaling the GOP is doubtful of its chances of unseating Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told The Post that it is no longer airing television advertisements in The Mountain State after spending millions of dollars in support of GOP Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s attorney general.
It will instead invest $150,000 in get out the vote efforts and in digital ads to help allocate money to closer Senate races across the country where Republicans believe they have the ability to flip Democratic-held seats, the Post reported.
"Our reservations ended this week and now we are spending $150k on GOTV," an SLF spokesman told The Hill.
Morrisey and Manchin are due to face each other in a debate later on Thursday.
The Post report comes the same day as polls from MetroNews and Emerson College showed Manchin with a 5-point lead in the contest.
The Cook Political Report rates the West Virginia race as “Lean Democratic,” even though it is a state won by President Trump by over 40 points in 2016.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/414426-top-gop-super-pac-pulls-tv-ads-from-west-virginia-senate-race
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