Powered by Elon Musk’s $178 million in donations, two Republican super political action committees raked in $367 million in the third quarter, adding to the prodigious financial advantage the GOP enjoys even as its odds for holding its House and Senate majorities grow longer.
The Senate Leadership Fund reported $273 million in fundraising, according to Thursday filings with the Federal Election Commission, a total that includes $158 million in contributions from Musk as well as seven-figure donations from billionaires Stephen Schwarzman, Joe Ricketts and Stephen Wynn. Its House counterpart, the Congressional Leadership Fund, raised $94.4 million and counted Musk and investor Timothy Mellon among its bigger contributors.