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Dems weaponize Epstein in anti-GOP midterm ads
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Several top Democratic candidates in the midterms are airing scathing ads linking their Republican foes to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, betting that the Trump administration's reluctance to release the Epstein files still resonates with voters.
Key facts
- In the hotly contested Ohio Senate race, Democrat Sherrod Brown has spent nearly $1.5 million on TV ads slamming his GOP rival, freshman Sen
- Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the Maine Senate race, a must-win contest for the party's hopes of gaining a majority in the Senate, also is making anti-Epstein messaging part
- Ro Khanna, a California Democrat who spearheaded the push to release the Epstein files alongside Rep
- In Georgia's Senate race, one of the GOP's best opportunities to flip a seat this year — Sen
Summary
Democrats are mostly focusing on high prices, health care and Trump's war against Iran, but some also are trying to tie Republicans to the late sex offender as part of a broader message accusing the GOP of protecting the corrupt elite. In the hotly contested Ohio Senate race, Democrat Sherrod Brown has spent nearly $1.5 million on TV ads slamming his GOP rival, freshman Sen. In fact, the only two ads Brown has aired this year have attacked Husted over Epstein, per AdImpact. Husted spokesperson Amy Natoce told Axios the campaign has "donated all available funds" from Wexner "to an anti-human trafficking charity.