In case you missed it,
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters published a new op-ed
in The Washington Times highlighting the recent free speech victory
in the Supreme Court case NRSC v. FEC as a win for Republicans and
the First Amendment.
You can read the full story here or
see highlights below.
NRSC v. FEC ruling is a victory for free speech
The Washington Times
Chairman Joe Gruters
July 8, 2026
Late last month,
the Supreme Court ruled in National Republican Senatorial
Committee v. Federal Election Commission that [coordinated campaign
limits] were unconstitutional, striking them down in a decisive victory for
free speech.
The First Amendment was
written to protect political speech, not to ration it. No speech is more
central to a political party than the speech we use in standing behind the
candidates we nominate.
[…]
The Supreme
Court has now made clear what should have been obvious all along: The
government has no business telling a party how much it can spend supporting its
own candidates.
That was why
the Republican National Committee fought to have these limits
overturned. The RNC filed a friend-of-the-court brief last year in support of
the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s challenge that led to
this ruling.
[…]
When the RNC invests
directly in a candidate, we answer to our members, donors and grassroots
supporters. Every dollar is accounted for and publicly disclosed.
This decision also means
that every dollar the RNC spends on Republican candidates now does more.
Because our ability to coordinate directly with candidates is no longer
restricted, we can put resources exactly where they are needed most: in
advertising, voter contact, get-out-the-vote operations and a single unified
campaign strategy.
[…]
From Day 1 of this election
cycle, the RNC has been disciplined with every dollar — spending wisely and
carrying no debt — so that the moment these limits fell, we would be ready to
put our full resources behind our candidates.
Today, the RNC holds more
than $125 million in the bank and owes nothing, while the Democratic National
Committee is essentially broke.
[…]
As we head into the midterm
election season, we will do more than ever before to support Republican
candidates in every corner of the country. We will compete hard in the
battleground states and the toughest races. We will leave nothing on the field
and do everything in our power to protect our majorities and deliver on
President Trump’s “America First” mandate.
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