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Campaign Spending Spikes In Ohio

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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics

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OHIO -- Every time you turn on the TV, there's another political ad.  And more are coming in the final push to Election Day.  Millions of dollars have been spent on the Ohio Senate race.  The majority of that money is not coming from the candidates!The political groups that are funding a lot of the TV commercials, radio spots, and campaign mailers are required to report all the money they spend to the Federal Election Commission.  ABC 22/FOX 45 Reporter Liza Danver went through hundreds of pages of documents and found out those organizations are spending millions to sway your vote."I feel like they're everywhere.  They're on TV, they call us,  they text us," said first time voter, Noelle Hecht."I'll be so glad when it's over," agreed another voter, Tantahelene Kohl.But it's going to get worse before it gets better.  Political groups are shelling out millions to encourage you to vote against certain candidates.These organizations are against the re-election of President Barack Obama:-Americans for Prosperity-The Conservative Strikeforce-Patriot Super PAC-Conservative Majority FundTogether they've spent more than ,036,000 on ads.Governor Mitt Romney has about the same number of political groups campaigning against him in the Buckeye State.-AFSCME -Life and Marriage PAC-People For the American Way-Priorities USA ActionThose groups have spent more than .2 million.  But those numbers that pale in comparison to what similar politically motivated organizations have spent on the Ohio race for U.S. Senate, which has become a bitter battle between Senator Sherrod Brown and challenger Josh Mandel. Dozens of groups have spent millions campaigning against the incumbent.These are just the top three:-Crossroads Grassroots Political Strategies-U.S. Chamber of Commerce-National Rifle Association of America Political Victory FundTogether the groups have spent more than .1 million.The anti-Mandel campaign has spent even more money.These are the top spenders:    -NEA Fund for Children and Public Education -Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee-Majority PACThose groups have cut checks for more than .9 million this election."It's a lot of money but it's effective.  They make opinions by it and they vote by it," said Ken Russell, a Montgomery County Democrat."I think that's too much because it gets annoying after a while.  You just stop listening after a while," Hecht said.We've posted a link to the Federal Election Commission report under News Links.  You'll be able to look up how much every candidate and political group have spent on the campaign.  Leave any questions you have about the report at Facebook.com/fox45dayton or Facebook.com/ABC22dayton.

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