THE VERIFIED BREAKDOWN

  • The Senate Leadership Fund entered the final weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm election with more than $155 million in cash.
  • The SLF brought in $272.9 million from July through September, including $209.7 million from donors — including Elon Musk, who supplied the bulk of that money.
  • Musk poured $158 million into the SLF in September through an affiliated Texas PAC created to support Republican Ken Paxton, with two contributions of $75 million and $83 million.