Democrat Tim Ryan chases after Fox News viewers in Ohio Senate race
Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan is ratcheting up his efforts to woo GOP voters in his Ohio Senate race with a TV ad that airs this week exclusively on Fox News.
Rep. Tim Ryan — a Democrat angling to flip what many believed would be a safe Republican Senate seat in increasingly red Ohio — is unsubtly ratcheting up his efforts to woo GOP voters.
Ryan's latest TV ad, shared first with NBC News, will begin airing this week exclusively on Fox News, although its reach could eventually expand beyond the cable network known for its conservative audience and prime-time programming.
Titled "Fox News Friends," the 30-second spot is stuffed with clips of Fox personalities heralding Ryan's "moderate ideas," including during his brief run for president in 2020. Even Tucker Carlson — a commentator reviled on the left who has frequently hosted Ryan's Republican general election rival, J.D. Vance — makes an appearance via a 2019 segment in which he encouraged his viewers to take note of how Ryan positioned himself to the right of other Democrats on border security. Carlson's on-screen headline: "Not Everyone In The Dem 2020 Field Is A Lunatic."
Tim Ryan: My GOP Senate challenger has already disqualified himselfMay 4, 202208:14"Even the most conservative voices on TV agree: Tim Ryan is a voice for commonsense policies who stays focused on the issues that matter most to Ohioans," Ryan spokesperson Izzi Levy said in a statement announcing the commercial, which is part of the campaign's ongoing, eight-figure advertising blitz.
Vance, a venture capitalist and the best-selling author of "Hillbilly Elegy," emerged from Ohio's bruising GOP Senate primary in May, following a campaign that benefited from on-air support from Carlson and an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
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