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jpak

(41,742 posts)
Tue May 17, 2016, 09:17 AM May 2016

Koch Group Puts Another $2.2 Million Into Ohio's Senate Race

Source: ABC News

Political groups backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch are spending $7.7 million on television and online advertising in the Ohio Senate race — part of a broader plan to focus on the Republican-led Senate instead of the presidential race.

The latest wave of ads in the matchup between incumbent Republican Sen. Rob Portman and Democratic former Gov. Ted Strickland spotlights taxes and fees Strickland raised while in office. The ads are paid for by Freedom Partners Action Fund.

Other Koch groups, including Americans for Prosperity, have been knocking on doors and making phone calls to voters to boost Portman support. During an Ohio "day of action" last month, the groups made 625,000 calls and stopped at almost 17,000 homes.

Beyond that race, Koch groups have advertised in Senate contests in Nevada, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and made a small buy in New Hampshire before the Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte said she did not want money from outside groups involved in her race.

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Koch Group Puts Another $2.2 Million Into Ohio's Senate Race (Original Post) jpak May 2016 OP
They have been running ads blaming Strickland for problems caused by republicans. Botany May 2016 #1
Those ads have been running against Strickland since before the Primaries liberal N proud May 2016 #3
The race track analogy gets better all the time. nt bemildred May 2016 #2
Your oligarchy hard at work . . FairWinds May 2016 #4

Botany

(70,295 posts)
1. They have been running ads blaming Strickland for problems caused by republicans.
Tue May 17, 2016, 09:22 AM
May 2016

Such as the outsourcing of jobs which is what Rob Portman helped to do
when he worked for the w bush administration.

The Koch Brothers even got involved in the Columbus, OH mayor's race (they lost).

liberal N proud

(60,302 posts)
3. Those ads have been running against Strickland since before the Primaries
Tue May 17, 2016, 10:30 AM
May 2016

They must be really worried about his chances for victory.



 

FairWinds

(1,717 posts)
4. Your oligarchy hard at work . .
Tue May 17, 2016, 01:38 PM
May 2016

subverting democracy.

Shows why publicly financed elections are desperately needed.

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