Republican 'cavalry' arrives with a Trump-backed $150 million ad blitz in key races

To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4240x2827+0+0/resize/4240x2827!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2F59%2F4e9dae254eeb8c4fa72863788dc0%2Fgettyimages-2294403904.jpg' alt='When speaking this month at the Republican convention in Dallas, Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, made no secret of the fact he needed financial backup.'/><p>To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.</p><p>(Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5971202' />