Ohio’s U.S. Senate candidates visit Miami Valley ahead of election

Both candidates running for the U.S. Senate in Ohio made stops in the Miami Valley this weekend.

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As reported Sunday on News Center 7 at 11:00, people in the community came out to both campaigns to show support.

News Center 7′s Malik Patterson spoke with voters about how they feel about this tight Senate race.

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The incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown and Republican Bernie Moreno have raised a total of $98 million this election cycle.

Patterson was inside the Montgomery County Board of Elections on the final day of early voting. But voters he spoke with had questions about the Senate race and the funding.

“I would like to know how did they raise it? What type of fundraiser did they do to come up with that type of money?” asked Vonda Ford of Moraine.

She was shocked when Patterson told her about how much money both parties raised.

Senator Brown raised $76 million while Moreno raised $22 million.

Ford wants to know.

“Where is the money going towards?” she asked.

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This weekend, News Center 7 went to both rallies where both candidates convinced their supporters to encourage more people to get out and vote.

Mr. Moreno was in Brookville on Saturday.

“It’s almost all done but the game is on the line,” he said.

Senator Brown was in on Sunday.

“I’m never going to say if we win, I’m always going to say when we win,” he told his supporters.

With the commercials and campaigning, some voters are tired of seeing the back and forth.

“It reminds me of a fifth-grade debate,” said Lisa Bigsgard.

She thinks the money raised could be used for other issues.

“I believe that the money should have gone to the vets that went and tried to save us. Now it’s time for us to save them,” she told Patterson.

Ford says Ohio has other problems that need to be addressed by whoever wins.

“The homeless shelters, the homeless people. I think it should be put towards there,” she said.

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