In case you missed it…The Washington Free Beacon outlined Strickland’s hypocrisy after AFSCME, AFT, Senate Majority PAC, and Planned Parenthood Votes all dumped millions of dollars into the Senate race to aide Strickland.
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The latest influx of cash intended to help Strickland defeat incumbent Sen. Rob Portman (R.) comes from two labor unions, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and the American Federation of Teachers.
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The union ad buys followed a major purchase by the Senate Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC affiliated with outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), to help the one-time governor and congressman win in November. Earlier this
month, the super PAC reserved $9.5 million in airtime for advertisements against Portman, in addition to the $1.8 million the group had already spent against the incumbent.
Before that, Planned Parenthood Votes, a super PAC associated with the nation’s largest abortion provider, spent over $300,000 on canvassing to support Strickland and oppose Portman between May 9 and 11.
Despite this support, the Strickland campaign has fundraised off of its supposed independence from super PACs and criticized the influence of outside groups on the race. The campaign sent a fundraising email to supporters on May 14 accusing Portman of ‘[relying] on his super PAC and a handful of billionaires to do his dirty work.’
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One day after the Senate Majority PAC announced its nearly $10 million ad purchase, the Strickland campaign circulated a petition to ‘keep dark money out of our elections.’
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Still, Strickland’s campaign has been fueled by money from wealthy Democratic donors. Billionaire financier George Soros and hedge fund manager S. Donald Sussman have contributed the maximum $2,700 to Strickland’s primary and general election campaigns.
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