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In Final Surge of Vast Midterm Spending, Parties Make Last-Ditch Appeals

A remarkable $1.4 billion worth of political ads are scheduled to air over the final two weeks as the parties fight for control of Congress.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, spent more than $22 million from his campaign account in the first two weeks of October, the most of any candidate in a competitive race.

Collins calls for ad calling Jackson a ‘creep’ to be pulled

22 October 2026 at 22:15
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said a new radio ad calling her opponent, Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson, a “creep” should be taken down. The ad, airing on Maine radio, features a country song with the lyrics, “If he’ll screw his own family, he’ll screw yours too,” The Associated Press reported. The ad is from the…

Collins calls for ad calling Jackson a ‘creep’ to be pulled

22 October 2026 at 22:15
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said a new radio ad calling her opponent, Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson, a “creep” should be taken down. The ad, airing on Maine radio, features a country song with the lyrics, “If he’ll screw his own family, he’ll screw yours too,” The Associated Press reported. The ad is from the…

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