With the 2024 election just days away, Republican Party election strategists are furious with how the leadership of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is spending the scarce cash they have on hand, saying it could cripple their chances of picking up seats in Congress.
According to a report from the Washington Post, along with complaints over which races the money is flowing to, there are also questions about exorbitant salaries and bonuses being paid out, as well as money spent on lavish parties.
A central complaint in the report is the massive amount of money being spent trying to unseat Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) by boosting GOP contender Tim Sheehy while other races, including those in the critical so-called "Blue wall" are scraping by.
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As the report notes, the campaign strategists are "warning that the party may be squandering an opportunity to rack up wins and pad a Senate majority in a year when they benefit from a historically favorable map."
As one consultant put it, "We’re in the middle of a dogfight. Each one of these dollars could go to more television advertising or more mail or door knocking."
The report goes on to note concerns are being raised over payouts and bonuses being granted with massive raises for some GOP officials.
"The NRSC hiked pay for its own staff, further angering GOP operatives who felt nickeled-and-dimed by the committee. From the start of 2023 through the first half of October 2024, the NRSC has paid staff over $17.4 million, including lump sum payments to a company that provides retirement and benefits, according to their FEC filings. That’s a 24 percent increase in payroll from the same time in 2022, which totaled $14.1 million. In 2020, payroll totaled $12 million over the same period," the report states before adding, "While about half of the payments were routed through a payroll company that provides no details about who received payments, some individuals were directly paid by the NRSC. Their paychecks show huge jumps between 2023 and 2024, which operatives believe is due to large bonuses kicking in."
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