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Perhaps most importantly, all four major Senate outside groups—the NRSC and Senate Leadership Fund on the Republican side and the DSCC and Senate Majority PAC in the Democratic one—have booked millions in TV ad time here. The NRSC has reserved $2.6 million for a buy starting in June, while SLF has booked $12.6 million in ads that will start after Labor Day. The DSCC, meanwhile, has reserved $7.3 million in TV and digital ads for the fall, while its allies at SMP has booked a hefty $13.1 million in TV spots for around that same period.
Greenfield has also proven to be a good fundraiser. Ernst outraised her by a modest $2.7 million to $2.2 million during the first quarter of 2020, though the incumbent ended March with a clear $6.5 million to $3.8 million cash-on-hand lead.
Greenfield, as we noted above, does face primary opposition next month, but none of her opponents have her resources and outside support. And 2018 House candidate Eddie Mauro, who has almost been entirely self-funding his new campaign, had $1 million on-hand, while retired Navy Vice Adm. Michael Franken had only $225,000 to spend.
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