CASH CRUNCH: Republicans have outspent Democrats by $400 million this election cycle, forcing the party into brutal triage with just three weeks until Election Day. Democrats see openings across Trump country — South Carolina, Kansas, Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, Texas — but a massive GOP spending advantage backed by Senate Leadership Fund, MAGA Inc., and an Elon Musk-bankrolled super PAC is threatening to choke off their expansion before it takes hold. Senate Majority PAC says it's competing in 9 battleground states, but a veteran Democratic Senate operative told Fox News Digital the math is unforgiving: "The hard reality is there isn't enough funding to protect the toss-up states and also heavily invest in the red-leaning states where we're playing offense." The DCCC is sounding alarms too, warning donors in an internal memo obtained by Fox News Digital that Republicans "are now flooding districts across our battlefield with MAGA Inc. and Trump super PAC money that we simply cannot match" — and requesting an emergency $17 million by Oct. 22 to close out winnable races. Full story here