Mitch McConnell just dumped $28 million into my state to win the majority

This is U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, and I'm writing to you today because there's an important election in my home state of Ohio this November.

Dear MoveOn member, 

This is U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, and I'm writing to you today because there's an important election in my home state of Ohio this November.

My friend, Democrat Tim Ryan, is taking on JD Vance—a far-right venture capitalist propped up by Donald Trump and Big Tech billionaires. Here's what you need to know about Vance:

1. He's a phony populist who abandoned Ohio for Silicon Valley.
2. He founded a sham nonprofit to promote his political career in the midst of Ohio's opioid crisis.¹
3. He supports a complete and total ban on abortion, even in cases of rape and incest—going so far as to call rape "inconvenient."²

The latest poll shows the race is in a statistical tie.³

That's why I'm writing to you today: Will you chip in $3 today to defeat MAGA radical JD Vance and elect Democrat Tim Ryan? Every penny you donate will go directly to Tim's campaign.

Andra, electing Tim Ryan is one of the best opportunities we have to keep the Senate blue and expand our Democratic majority. 

Mitch McConnell knows it—and he's terrified.

That's why one of McConnell's dark-money groups just bought $28 million worth of TV airtime in Ohio to help Vance.⁴

McConnell knows that Vance's views are deeply unpopular, and the GOP's only chance at victory is to smear Tim Ryan and spread lies about him.

We can't let them get away with it.

If we're going to win, we need every voter in Ohio to know exactly who JD Vance is and the awful things he stands for.

And that's where you can help.

Will you chip in $3 today to stop the GOP takeover of the Senate and to elect Tim Ryan? 100% of your donation will go directly to Tim's campaign.

Tim understands the dignity of work and the power of a union. He understands that we build our economy from the middle out. That we put people first—not Wall Street, not drug companies, not the gun lobby.

And Tim unequivocally supports access to abortion. He wrote on Twitter this spring, "No more excuses. End the damn filibuster. Codify Roe. Protect women's freedom to choose."⁵

We need just two more votes in the Senate to do just that. Tim can be one of those votes, but he needs our help to win in November.

Andra, please join with me and chip in $3 now to help stop JD Vance and the GOP Senate takeover and help elect Democrat Tim Ryan. 100% of your donation will go directly to Tim's campaign.

With gratitude,

Senator Sherrod Brown

Sources:

1. "New Business Insider Report: J.D. Vance Created A Sham Non-Profit, Boosting Himself Instead of Helping Ohioans," Ohio Democratic Party, August 31, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166291?t=5&akid=331071%2E53570607%2EuMpTLC

2. "J.D. Vance Defends Texas Abortion Ban, Calls Rape 'Inconvenient,'" The Daily Beast, September 23, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/166292?t=7&akid=331071%2E53570607%2EuMpTLC

3. "Vance leading Ryan by 3 points in Ohio Senate race: poll," The Hill, August 18, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166293?t=9&akid=331071%2E53570607%2EuMpTLC

4. "McConnell allies launch ad blitz to prop up J.D. Vance's Senate campaign in Ohio," NBC News, August 18, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166287?t=11&akid=331071%2E53570607%2EuMpTLC

5. Tweet by Congressman Tim Ryan, May 3, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166294?t=13&akid=331071%2E53570607%2EuMpTLC

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