Bad actors and shadowy characters attempt to mislead voters

Stop us if you’ve heard this before.

For the third week in a row, we’re reporting on questionable tactics in a Democratic primary. The last two weeks, it was on an Ohio House candidate trying to trick voters with deceptive sample ballots and claiming that she was the endorsed Democratic candidate when she didn’t even get 40% of the endorsement vote. Or another benefitting from a right wing PAC pumping junk mail into the district.

This week, our other ENDORSED Ohio House candidate, Davida Russell (seeking to represent Orange and Woodmere) was the victim of an extremely shadowy attack that accused her of being a liar (with two weird Pinocchio references) while attacking her for being a school bus driver—as if a bus driver were somehow unworthy of holding elected office.

The poorly designed piece suggests that voters should elect Russell’s main opponent in the race, but it’s not clear if the opponent candidate had anything to do with it. The mailer is paid for with a disclaimer by “Concerned Citizens”—whatever that’s supposed to mean. Let’s hope this coming week brings an end to this garbage.

As you prepare to vote, please remember our endorsed candidates Davida Russell and Nicole Sigurdson. While others are throwing mud or letting PACs do their dirty work, these two have been running campaigns they can be proud of. Focused on issues. Hitting the doors. Having real conversations. Building coalitions for the fall. That’s what good Democrats do and how we’ll win in November.