# GOP spends big on midterm ads and Jim Bakker dies at 86: Morning Rundown

https://mins.news/en/item/87841

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 11:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gop-spends-midterm-ads-jim-bakker-dies-morning-rundown-rcna601804

> Republicans are funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into midterm election races.

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