Republicans Are Trying to Buy the Midterms. Will It Work?

Republicans are trying to buy the midterms with a $1 billion war chest. Can they spend their way out of midterm disaster? Matt Robison (Democratic insider) and Matt Wylie (Republican consultant) break down the Republican midterm strategy, the cash behind it, and the panic moves coming out of the White House, then run the numbers on the House and Senate.Subscribe to Worth Knowing for more midterm analysis: https://worthknowing.substack.comGet new episodes and articles by email: https://worthknowing.substack.com/subscribeIN THIS EPISODE- Republican groups hold about $1 billion in cash vs. about $579 million for Democrats (AP), and Elon Musk has put in at least $276 million since July- How Fox News, Trump rallies and Republican ads are all aimed at the same small group of Republican voters- Susie Wiles, a new press secretary and the rally trail: panic moves 19 days out- Trump's Russian diesel deal and the Starshield restriction on Ukraine- Reuters' nine ways the administration could interfere with the midterms, and the "rogue clerk" scenario- The Battlefield: why Republicans are writing off some House seats, where the money is going in the Senate, and why late-deciding voters may not be enough- Dose of Hope: voters are tired of excuses, plus Michael J. Fox gets promotedCHAPTERS0:00 Can Republicans buy their way out?1:00 Money bomb: $1 billion in Republican cash and Musk's $276 million4:20 Base voters and the Fox News attack machine7:10 Wheels off: Wiles, Zacharia and Trump's rallies10:10 Putin's payday: the Russian diesel deal and Starshield13:45 Election hijack: Reuters' nine scenarios17:35 The Battlefield18:15 Republicans cut off two House incumbents19:30 South Carolina, Alaska and where the money is going21:35 The numbers: how Republicans keep the Senate close26:10 Do late-deciding voters add up?30:55 Dose of Hope: voters are tired of excuses33:50 Dose of Hope: Michael J. Fox and Alex P. KeatonPolitical Rehab is a weekly show where a Democratic insider and a Republican insider break down the week in politics and get along while doing it.#Midterms2026 #MidtermElections #Republicans #PoliticalRehab #ElonMusk #Senate #Trump