US Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in major election case

Democrats are not having a very good couple of weeks, and if the GOP has its way, it will get much worse before it gets better.

The latest bombshell comes via the U.S. Supreme Court, as it has agreed to take on a huge election case presented by Republicans.

The issue at hand is how much a political party can spend in coordination with campaigns.

Big money

It was recently reported that President Donald Trump has a war chest of more than $1.4 billion with which to head into the midterm elections.

Now, it is unclear how much of that Trump will spend on other candidates and how much will be hoarded for the 2028 cycle, but we have to imagine that he plans on dropping some massive checks to try to keep the GOP in control of the House and Senate.

More than two decades ago, the Court ruled to uphold “coordinated party expenditure limits,” but JD Vance has been trying to test the limits on that decision since 2022, and he has some good company.

Now joining his efforts are former Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).

They are looking to have the previous ruling clarified further or outright overturned, with their attorneys stating, “And it likely marks the last chance this Court will get to tackle the question for quite some time, as neither committees nor candidates will squander their limited resources on another challenge if this petition is denied.”

Current restrictions are between $123,600 and roughly $3.8 million for committees to spend in coordination with Senate candidates and between $61,800 and $123,600 for House candidates.

The Trump administration is now backing Vance’s play, with Solicitor General D. John Sauer arguing, “A party performs that function most effectively in cooperation with the candidates themselves. By restricting that cooperation, the party-expenditure limit severely burdens the rights of parties and candidates alike.”

The DNC, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee are now the ones defending the spending limits, which is not surprising considering their fundraising woes since the 2024 debacle.

A statement from the groups read, “The Solicitor General’s reversal leaves the 50-year-old limitation on coordinated spending by political parties, and this Court’s 24-year-old precedent upholding it, entirely undefended before the Court.”

So, now the Dems are playing the role of the white hat, hoping to make the GOP villainous for trying to expand spending.

I don’t blame the GOP for making this move, as it has an edge right now, but that could change on a whim, as we all know, especially with Musk now being on the bubble in terms of his support.

You guys know I cannot stand PACs, and I hate outside money influencing local elections, so I am going to stay silent on this one and see how it all plays out.