Cruz alleged that national Democrats illegally exceeded contribution limits when it spent more than $10 million for television ads in Texas benefiting Allred campaign.
Cruz alleged that the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee illegally spent more than $10 million for television ads in Texas benefiting Allred. The Federal Election Commission allows national party groups to spend roughly $2.8 million in coordination with Senate candidates in Texas, an amount based on the state’s voting population. Party groups prefer doing ads in coordination with candidates because candidates enjoy cheaper rates than outside spending groups.
National party groups can exceed the coordinated spending limit through “hybrid ads,” which must devote half of the time of each ad for “generically referenced candidates.” Just what that entails has been a source of contention within the FEC and the basis of Cruz’s complaint. Cruz’s complaint focuses on four ads by the Allred campaign and the DSCC. One of the ads dedicates roughly half of its time to abortion, featuring Kate Cox, a Texas woman who had to leave the state to terminate her nonviable pregnancy. Cruz asserts that the ad does not include any references to “generically referenced candidates” and therefore does not follow FEC guidance. The other ads include references to Cruz “and extremists” featuring images of Lt. Gov.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has paid for ads with Republican candidates in other states that spent half of the air time on issues. In Arizona, an ad by the NRSC and Republican candidate Kari Lake spends half of its time discussing drugs on the border and the other half attacking Democrat Ruben Gallego. Ads in
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