U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina hasn’t spent any money locally on television advertising in his bid for the GOP primary Tuesday. This is a significant lag behind other candidates and he faces opposition within his own party to maintain his congressional seat.

Data from Medium Buying shows that Cawthorn’s campaign spent just under $147,000 to buy cable spots during the week leading up to Tuesday’s primary. According to data from Medium Buying, his campaign has invested approximately $13,000 in radio ads. Cawthorn is embroiled in numerous controversies, including the accusations that he was involved in an alleged scheme to bribe voters. possible insider trading callingVolodymyr Zeleskyy is the Ukrainian President. His country is under attack by Russia.

Cawthorn still leads the pack over other candidates for his seat, according to a poll. surveyThis shows that there is a drop of around ten percent among primary voters. According to Federal Election Commision filings, Cawthorn had just $137,000 in May. The former President Donald TrumpCawthorn received his support in an a postOn his Truth Social account, he asked voters to give Madison another chance.

Cawthorn’s representative did not reply to my request for comment.

North Carolina Republican senator Thom Tillis is a loud critic of Cawthorn. endorsedGOP state Senator Chuck Edwards, in the race to Cawthorn’s House seat. Medium Buying data indicates that Edwards campaign spent more than $417,000 this cycle on advertising, with just under $316,000 for local TV ads. A super PAC alignedWith Tillis, the “Results for NC” TV ad campaign was spent more than $1 million. Most of it was dedicated to supporting Edwards and opposing Cawthorn.

Because contributions can’t be capped, super PACs are a powerful tool for campaigning. They have unlimited spending power and may spend money on any issue or campaign as long as they don’t control the way the funds are used.

The PAC has raised over $1 million with big money donations from the likes of Ryan Salame, co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, a subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange FTX; John Clay Sykes, the founder of utility giant ESG Operations; North Carolina oil supply company JH Reaben Oil & Supply Co. and Americans for a Balanced Budget, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that pushes back on what they see is overt government spending. They do not disclose the names of their donors.

Douglas Stewart is the founder of the organisation. According to Americans for a Balanced Budget website, he once served a key role in North Carolina politics.

Reps for Salame and Sykes, JH Reaben Oil, Americans for a Balanced Budget, and Salame did not respond to a request for comment.