GOP cuts bait on vulnerable Iowa representative a week after Johnson visit
The super PAC affiliated with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pulling funding from a vulnerable House Republican in Iowa within days of the pair campaigning together to rally support in the weeks before Election Day.
TL;DR
- The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC linked to House Speaker Mike Johnson, is pulling $10 million from races in New Jersey, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio.
- Funding is being cut from Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks's reelection campaign in Iowa just four days after Speaker Johnson campaigned with her.
- Miller-Meeks won her previous elections by very narrow margins.
- Johnson had praised Miller-Meeks for her ability to unite factions within the GOP and for her vote on a tax cut bill.
- Miller-Meeks's opponent, Christina Bohannan, is reportedly leading in recent polls and has significant financial backing from 314 Action, a group supporting candidates with STEM backgrounds.
- A spokesperson for 314 Action suggested the funding cut indicates Republicans expect Bohannan to win.