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Is the GOP Funding Ads for a Socialist Candidate?

October 12, 2026 · 3:05 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Some Ohioans received political flyers in the mail touting an independent candidate in Ohio’s nationally-watched U.S. Senate race,” the Columbus Dispatch reports.

“Turns out, Greg Levy isn’t behind them − and his campaign contends something nefarious is afoot.”

“Levy, a socialist, is running against Republican Sen. Jon Husted, former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Libertarian Bill Redpath in the Nov. 3 election. The race has attracted more than $400 million in ad spending as Republicans and Democrats fight for control of the Senate.”

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