# Republicans fund mysterious group spending at least $2 million to boost socialist candidate in Ohio Senate race

https://mins.news/en/item/111971

- CNN, 2026-10-23 01:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/22/politics/ohio-senate-conservatives-socialist-black-voters?Date=20261023&Profile=CNN

> A new campaign finance filing says Republicans are funding a mysterious group that has spent at least $2 million backing a little-known socialist candidate in Ohio’s highly competitive Senate race.

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