McConnell Pumps Money Into Ohio Senate Race

“A political action committee with close ties to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching a massive new ad campaign in Ohio, a clear sign that national Republicans are shifting more toward playing defense in the Buckeye State,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“The Senate Leadership Fund is reserving $28 million worth of TV and radio ads that will air statewide, the group announced Thursday. That’s a huge escalation of the roughly $5 million national Republicans have spent in Ohio so far in the race between Republican J.D. Vance and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan. The ads will start after Labor Day, the unofficial start of the most intense part of a general-election campaign season.”

A new Emerson poll shows Vance leading Ryan by just three points, 45% to 42%.

This is a clear indication Republicans are worried about J.D. Vance’s ability to win in a solid red state.