From Politico:
"Democratic officials are slashing ad buys significantly in the pair of perennial battleground states, most glaringly in Ohio, where former Gov. Ted Strickland is getting consistently crushed by Portman in the polls. Democrats are now running ads just the last two weeks of the election in Ohio, scaling back their reservations by roughly half from the initial $10 million in planned ad buys."
From The Columbus Dispatch:
"Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is cutting his Senate campaign ad reservation in Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown through mid-October.
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"The combined moves are just the latest indications that Democrats are ceding what was once thought to be a hotly competitive Senate race. The most recent Quinnipiac University poll of the race found Portman ahead of Strickland by 11 points."
From Cleveland.com:
"The withdrawal is the strongest sign to date that Strickland’s campaign is floundering, as recent polls show Republican incumbent Rob Portman with a sizable lead over the former governor. While outside groups have pulled millions worth of planned TV ads from the race in the past three weeks, this marks the first time that Strickland’s campaign itself has canceled ads.
"The move means that in 10 of Ohio’s 12 TV markets, Strickland is now relying entirely on dwindling outside support to have any favorable TV ads on the air as the campaign season ramps up – a potentially devastating blow as Portman and his allies continue their unprecedentedly massive advertising campaign against him."