Campaign finance data paint favorable picture for Republicans, with a few snags

“If I can’t spend it on me,” President Donald Trump told a gathering of Republican governors in February, “I guess it means I’m going to be spending it on some of my friends.”

The president was referencing the more than $600 million spread across his network of political groups that he has raised and reportedly plans to spend to help Republicans win downballot races across the country in 2026. Trump’s plan, a departure from his past behavior, is a massive boon for a Republican Party that is seeing good fundraising numbers in some places but could use a bit of a boost in others.