The seats Republicans fear they won’t be able to contest as scramble for funding continues

Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to contest a number of races as the money gap between the GOP and the Democrats widens.

Last month, the leader of the largest Super PAC supporting the House Republicans, Dan Conston, the president of the Congressional Leadership Fund, told donors that he needed $35 million more totake on the Democrats, according to Politico.

Similarly, the campaign chair for the Senate Republicans, Steve Daines, said, “The left-wing billionaires are massively outspending us. That’s what’s keeping me up at night” during his speech at the Republican National Convention.

At the end of June, the campaign chair of the House Republicans noted that GOP challengers taking on Democratic incumbents were collectively $37 million behind their opponents.

Things have only gotten worse for the Republicans since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic standard-bearer.

The executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Jason Thielman, told Politico, “We are on a trajectory to win the majority, but unless something changes drastically in the next six weeks, we will lose winnable seats.”

Multiple Republicans who hold seats in districts that Biden won in 2020, including reps Mike Garcia of California, Marc Molinaro of New York and Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, were behind their challengers in cash on hand at the end of June, according to Politico.

In six of the top eight Senate races, Democrats are spending more than Republicans, according to AdImpact, a media tracking company. For instance, Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake is $57 million behind Democratic Rep Ruben Gallego and his allies in spending on the air. Meanwhile, both Sens Jacky Rosen