A prominent election organization linked to former President Donald Trump is freezing expenditures in two significant congressional districts represented by incumbent Republicans as Election Day approaches, which is now less than a month away.
MAGA Inc. has decided to redirect its planned funding away from the districts of Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., and Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, for the remainder of the midterm election period, according to a source familiar with the developments.
Additionally, the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC associated with House GOP leadership, is also retracting its financial support from these districts to focus on other races. This shift follows a series of polls indicating that the reelection prospects for both incumbents appear to be diminishing.
Instead, both organizations will reallocate their funds to support different House races nationwide. This decision seems to come amid concerns about the incumbents’ performance in recent polling.
With projections suggesting that Republicans are facing increasing challenges to retain control of the House of Representatives, the landscape seems to be shifting. According to the latest Fox News Power Rankings, Democrats currently have an advantage in 219 House seats and are expected to maintain 198, leaving nineteen seats still uncertain.
Kean’s district is notably one of the wealthiest areas in both New Jersey and across the U.S., located in the suburbs and exurbs of New York City to the north.
A source close to Kean’s campaign mentioned that “the race is fully funded down the home stretch.” Furthermore, they expressed concerns about the funding for broadcasts, highlighting that Kean’s democratic challenger, Rebecca Bennett, isn’t facing similar restrictions.
Both Kean and Miller-Meeks represent two of the most competitive districts in the nation.
Kean first gained his House seat in 2022, narrowly defeating former Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., by less than 10,000 votes. He had a slightly more comfortable victory in the 2024 election, where he won by a margin of just over 5%, which equates to around 23,000 votes over his Democratic opponent.
Miller-Meeks is running for a fourth term against Democrat Christina Bohannan. She has previously beaten Bohannan twice, winning by margins of approximately 20,000 votes in one instance and just 800 in another.
Interestingly, her initial victory in 2020 came by a margin of just six votes, which earned her the nickname “six-pack” among her colleagues in the House.
Miller-Meeks represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, covering the southeastern regions of the state, including Davenport and Iowa City.
The New York Times was the first to report the funding cuts from leading Republican super PACs connected to Trump and congressional Republican leadership, attributing it to growing concerns regarding their polling numbers.
The CLF’s funding withdrawal is part of a broader strategy to channel resources into districts where Republicans feel more optimistic about their chances.
This reassessment includes support for battleground representatives like Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas. Reports indicate that funding is also being pulled from Michigan’s 8th Congressional District and Ohio’s 1st Congressional District, where Republicans aimed to defeat incumbent Democrats.
Attempts to reach Miller-Meeks’ campaign for comment were not immediately successful.
