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turbinetree

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Mon Oct 15, 2018, 05:43 PM Oct 2018

Outside groups caught lying to prop up vulnerable GOP congressman

By Dan Desai Martin - October 15, 2018

Rep. Troy Balderson's campaign is struggling — so an outside group is pouring money into false ads attacking Democrat Danny O'Connor.

Outside interest groups are resorting to false and misleading ads against Democratic candidate Danny O’Connor in order to support Rep. Troy Balderson’s struggling campaign.

Balderson, an Ohio Republican, squeaked out a slim victory over O’Connor during an August special election in a district that supported Trump by double digits. But to keep his seat, Balderson still has to survive a rematch with O’Connor when voters go to the polls on Nov. 6.

In a “misleading slam” of an ad, as the Columbus Dispatch put it, the Republican group Defending Main Street is attempting to turn voters against O’Connor using misinformation and anti-immigrant xenophobia.

The ad falsely claims O’Connor supports making Columbus a “sanctuary city for illegal immigrants.” O’Connor has not, in fact, come out in support of this.

https://shareblue.com/outside-groups-lying-troy-balderson-vulnerable-ohio-republican/


I hope there is an ad out there attacking this POS, that because of his vote to increase the debt to 3.8 trillion that will and squarely on gutting Social Security and Medicare.....................for the million s living across this country and Ohio..............

Solution:

https://dannyoconnorforcongress.com/


November 2018 cannot get here fast enough............................vote

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Outside groups caught lying to prop up vulnerable GOP congressman (Original Post) turbinetree Oct 2018 OP
Just like Josh Hawley in MO, who is running against Claire McCatskill. His ads are full of ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #1
The ads against Tony Evers in Wisconsin are a vile pack of lies. AJT Oct 2018 #2
Same thing is happening in the TN U.S. Senate race Tanuki Oct 2018 #3

SWBTATTReg

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1. Just like Josh Hawley in MO, who is running against Claire McCatskill. His ads are full of ...
Mon Oct 15, 2018, 05:48 PM
Oct 2018

lies and mistruths. Funded by the Koch brothers.

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