Fredreka Schouten

USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — A pro-Clinton PAC plans to air ads in two key Senate races and will launch TV and radio ads focused on the presidential race in Georgia, the group announced Tuesday.

The move by Priorities USA Action to send money to downballot races, underscores Democrats' growing confidence about Hillary Clinton's White House prospects. The spending in Georgia highlights the efforts by Clinton and her allies to expand the presidential map to traditionally Republican states in an attempt to capture the presidency by big margins.

Republicans now hold a 54-46 seat majority in the Senate, and the party is defending 24 seats to Democrats' 10 on Election Day.

Priorities officials last week signaled they intended to move into Senate races. The New York Times first reported their announcement Tuesday to direct money to two specific races: New Hampshire, where Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte is in a tight battle with Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan, and Pennsylvania, where Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is seeking a second term.

The super PAC aims to tie the Republican senators to their party's embattled presidential nominee Donald Trump.

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