Mitch McConnell super PAC bets $9M on Michigan Senate upset

The super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is investing $9 million into Michigan Republican John James’s bid to oust Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.

The Senate Leadership Fund is jumping into the Michigan race with four weeks to go until Election Day with a statewide television and radio advertising campaign that could prove pivotal to the outcome. James trails Peters by an average of 3.8 percentage points in recent public opinion polls, fairing significantly better in Michigan than President Trump, who lags Democratic nominee Joe Biden by 5.2 points.