Top G.O.P. Groups Pull Support From First House Incumbents
The gist
Two top G.O.P. super PACs are pulling ad money from incumbents Kean and Miller-Meeks.
It's the first sign national Republicans are ceding races to save their majority.
How it unfolded
- recentlyNational Republicans withdrew funds from the open Nebraska seat of retiring Representative Don Bacon, effectively ceding that district.
- Oct 13, 2026Two major Republican super PACs — MAGA Inc. and the Congressional Leadership Fund — cancel all remaining advertising booked for Representatives Thomas H. Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa, after internal G.O.P. polling showed their re-election chances dimming.
- Oct 13, 2026The triage also includes withdrawing all remaining funds reserved for targeting two Democratic incumbents, Representatives Greg Landsman of Ohio and Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan; one person said other seats are under active consideration to be abandoned as soon as this week.