Pro-Israel Super PAC Prevails in Ohio Primary

Democratic establishment favorite Shontel Brown defeated progressive Nina Turner and several other candidates in a Democratic Ohio special election primary on Tuesday night, virtually guaranteeing her a seat in Congress. Brown received 37,666 votes, while 33,420 people cast their ballots for Turner.

Turner, a former delegate to presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, raised more than twice as much campaign money as Brown, but Brown had a powerful ally give her a boost. Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI), a super PAC, spent more than $1.9 million on TV ads, digital ads, and mailers that were either pro-Brown or anti-Turner, more than the $1.7 million that the Brown campaign has disclosed spending on the race as of its final spending filing, which covers through July 15.

DMFI’s ads made misleading campaigns against Turner, including a mailer suggesting that she did not support universal health care despite her support for Medicare for All being a key tenet of her campaign.

Brown’s surge of outside spending support in the final five weeks of the race correlates with her come-from-behind victory. Polls in the final weeks showed Brown consistently gaining ground against Turner, who held the early lead. The Hill reported that “Brown’s allies have attributed her jump in the polls to increased spending and advertising on their side of the race.”

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