Eyeing House majority, top Republican super PAC books $43 million in fall ads

The largest Republican super PAC focused on House races has reserved $43 million in advertising this fall, sketching out the GOP’s path for retaking the majority two years after a Democratic wave swept them from power.

The spending plan from the Congressional Leadership Fund targets about 30 Democratic incumbents in a cycle in which Republicans will need to flip 18 seats to win back the speaker’s gavel. The group, which has close ties to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and other Republican leaders, is also moving to protect as many as six vulnerable GOP members.

Among the group’s most prominent targets are Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Tex.), a freshman in a Houston-area district where the super PAC is planning to spend $3.1 million, and Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.), whose Upstate New York district is targeted for $2.2 million of fall spending. Continue reading.