Annie Comes Home: Ungodly amounts of dark money

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Ungodly amounts of dark money

I’ll be direct: Analysts project that political ad spending in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race will reach $749 million before Election Day, which would make this the most expensive Senate race in history.

Republicans are pouring ungodly amounts of dark money into Ohio because they know that if we lose here, we’ll lose our shot at retaking the Senate and breaking their grip on power.

So today, I need your help.

The only way we’ll be able to stay competitive with the GOP and win is by raising a massive amount of our own resources. But we raise them the right way: with donations of $5 or even just a few bucks from folks like you.

That’s what it’s going to take to not only flip this Senate seat but sustain our grassroots movement for working people beyond November.

By chipping in to my campaign today, you’ll be sending a powerful message.

You’ll be showing the billionaires and shady corporate PACs that this team is a force to be reckoned with. You’ll be telling Jon Husted, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk that you refuse to sit back and let them buy this seat and dictate our futures.

By chipping in today, you’ll be saying that you’re fed up with the chaos and corruption coming out of Washington, and you’re ready to do your part to fix it.

I know we can win this race – but I can’t do it alone. That’s why I’m asking:

Will you chip in $5 or more today to help me flip Ohio’s crucial seat and retake the Senate for working people? Every dollar counts.

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Thank you,

Sherrod

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When you love your country, you fight for the people who make it work.

Hey there! It's Sherrod Brown.

There's nobody fighting for Ohioans in the U.S. Senate right now, and I won't sit on the sidelines while working people get screwed over by large corporations and wealthy political donors.

If you work hard, you should be able to afford a decent life. But the reality is, life is too expensive. Costs are going up. Wages are staying stagnant. Working people are working harder than ever before, and they're not getting their share of the profit.

This campaign is all about changing that – and election analysts say we have a strong shot at winning in November.

But I'll need your help to pull it off: My opponent is a Washington insider being propped up by the Republican establishment, and he's got virtually unlimited resources.

That's not how our campaign works. We're a grassroots movement, and that means we rely on ordinary people chipping in a couple bucks. If you're able, please make a donation of any amount today. It could be what helps us flip Ohio and the Senate.

If you'd like to receive exclusive updates from my team, you can text "OHIO" to 64054.

Thank you.