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Koch Brothers-Tied Ad Mentions Hillary Clinton for First Time
Source: ABC News
Koch Brothers-Tied Ad Mentions Hillary Clinton for First Time
By RYAN STRUYK - Aug 23, 2016, 7:00 PM ET
A Koch brothers-funded group may be staying out of the presidential race -- but they’ve started to leverage it in down-ballot races.
A new television advertisement from Freedom Partners, a group partially funded by the Koch brothers, Charles and David Koch, is trying to boost Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s reelection bid in Ohio by tying his opponent, Democrat Ted Strickland, to Hillary Clinton.
It’s the first Koch-tied ad to reference the presidential race this year. The Koch brothers have so far said they are staying out of the presidential race with Donald Trump as the nominee, instead focusing on down-ballot races.
“Seeing Ted Strickland stand with Hillary Clinton after what she said really hurts us here in the coal industry,” says Josh W. from Cadiz, Ohio, featured in the ad.
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By RYAN STRUYK - Aug 23, 2016, 7:00 PM ET
A Koch brothers-funded group may be staying out of the presidential race -- but they’ve started to leverage it in down-ballot races.
A new television advertisement from Freedom Partners, a group partially funded by the Koch brothers, Charles and David Koch, is trying to boost Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s reelection bid in Ohio by tying his opponent, Democrat Ted Strickland, to Hillary Clinton.
It’s the first Koch-tied ad to reference the presidential race this year. The Koch brothers have so far said they are staying out of the presidential race with Donald Trump as the nominee, instead focusing on down-ballot races.
“Seeing Ted Strickland stand with Hillary Clinton after what she said really hurts us here in the coal industry,” says Josh W. from Cadiz, Ohio, featured in the ad.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/koch-brothers-tied-ad-mentions-hillary-clinton-time/story?id=41601578
