Reid Wilson for Morning Consult:

The man who heads the two groups, Steven Law — like Holmes, a former McConnell chief of staff — would use their monetary power to keep vendor costs down and prevent the kind of rampant profit-taking that has plagued some candidate-specific super PACs. They could also ensure that Republican efforts to keep the Senate would not be hampered by multiple outside groups stepping over each other and muddling messages.

McConnell “looked at what happened with the Democrats, and they have much greater consolidation in the super PAC world,” said a Republican strategist, one of half a dozen with knowledge of the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid antagonizing colleagues. “He thought we should do that on our side, and there would be more efficiency in helping our candidates.”