President Trump’s political operation appears to be channeling major midterm spending through a newly formed group, called a pop-up PAC because it won’t have to reveal its funding until late in the cycle.
No Going Back PAC formed on Sept. 1 and has reported almost $680,000 in pro-Republican spending across critical House and Senate races.
The group reserved “at least $47 million in advertisements to aid Republicans in half a dozen key battleground races on Tuesday and Wednesday,” The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The outlet reported that No Going Back PAC is funded by MAGA Inc., a cash-rich political action committee allied with the president.
No Going Back PAC has the same treasurer as MAGA Inc., and their websites are largely identical.
MAGA Inc. did not respond to a request for comment on its apparent creation of a new group.
As No Going Back PAC was formed in September, the pop-up group won’t have to disclose its donors or operating expenditures for the month until well into the midterm cycle on Oct. 20.
According to AdImpact, an advertising tracker, the group’s reservations include $14.9 million worth of ads in Michigan, $11.1 million in Ohio, $9.7 million in New Hampshire, $7.7 million in Alaska, $1.9 million in North Carolina and $1.3 million in Georgia — all major Senate battlegrounds.
Ad reservations serve as placeholders for broadcast time and can be canceled or shifted.
Democrats need to net four additional seats to gain control of the Senate.
MAGA Inc. just began its midterm cash offensive, spending $10 million on ads in Texas’ Senate race to boost Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.
The Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up.
The president said Friday, “I think I have like close to $1 billion in the super PAC, and I’m allocating probably four or $500 million.”
Former White House deputy chief of staff James Blair and former press secretary Karoline Leavitt have left the administration for roles with MAGA Inc.
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