Rob Portman is one of the Republican senators Democrats have to defeat to retake the Senate in November, and the Koch brothers are adding to the Scrooge McDuck-style pile of cash Portman was already spending on ads to hold the seat. The latest from the Koch brothers is a $2.2 million ad buy:
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
The good news is that a recent poll had the race tied, but Strickland lags Portman badly in fundraising. And while Strickland will have some help from groups like the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, it will be tough for him to move into the lead if he’s swamped by Koch cash as well as by what his Republican opponent has to spend.
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