Fairshake-affiliated PAC spends over $52 million in Ohio Senate race to oppose Sherrod Brown

According to an October 15 filing with the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC), Defend American Jobs, an affiliated organization of the political action committee Fairshake, has spent $46.6 million in the Ohio Senate race on media ads opposing former Representative Sherrod Brown's return to the Senate and supporting Republican incumbent Jon Husted. Fairshake is primarily funded by Coinbase and Ripple Labs. The spending marks an increase of more than 50% over the initial $30 million plan Fairshake announced in September. In a Pod Save America interview aired on October 16, Brown responded that throughout his entire career he has