The Koch brothers have some kind of thing about Ohio, spending outrageous sums of money to do things like get Sen. Sherrod Brown out of office, or cut funding to the Columbus Zoo. They've already launched a $2 million ad campaign against Democrat Ted Strickland, who hopes to join Brown in the Senate, and now have piled on even more with a new web ad.
Freedom Partners Action Fund, a super-PAC that spearheads the conservative donor network helmed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, is again attacking Strickland as he squares off against vulnerable Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio). […]
Freedom Partners Action Fund spokesman Bill Riggs said in a statement, “The only person who thinks Ted Strickland’s policies put Ohio on a path to recovery is Ted Strickland. The fact is, Strickland’s real legacy is that his policies drove businesses out of Ohio and thousands of jobs went with them. At a time when Ohio needed relief, Strickland’s failure to deliver was a national punchline."
Strickland's campaign pushed back on the ad and sent out a fact-checking document about its claims.
“Rob Portman is the ultimate Washington insider and the best senator that China’s ever had — so it’s no surprise that billionaires and shadowy special interests want Portman in Congress to continue pushing their agenda at the expense of Ohio’s working families," spokesman David Bergstein said in a statement.
This was already slated to be one of the most—if not the most—expensive Senate races this cycle, with the money the Kochs are going to be pouring in a good chunk of it. They clearly think keeping this seat in Republican hands is critical to their continued control of the Senate. Let's take it from them.
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