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Ohio Senate Race: Social Listening Report for 10/23/23
Matt Dolan is airing a new 60-second radio ad attacking Senator Brown on inflation, while Jim Jordan’s run for Speaker and the new Emerson poll drove most of the conversation online.
Mentions by Platform
Candidate Share of Mentions
Top Keywords
Trending Topics
- New Senate poll
- Jim Jordan speakership becomes a point of difference between candidates LaRose and Brown
- LaRose continues to take heat for his office move and ERIC departure
Most Shared Links
- 492 shares – Act Blue: Save The Senate
- 332 shares – Sen. Warnock tweet about Brown’s work on CFPB
- 251 shares – Frank LaRose tweet endorsing Jim Jordan as Speaker
- 220 shares – ODP Yes on 1 Info Page
- 188 shares – VoteOhio.gov
Most Engaging Tweets
- Jack Posobiec (10/17): “WATCH: Bannon and JD Vance rip Frank LaRose for saying we can’t deport illegals because we can’t lose ‘20m consumers’ “Viewing 20m illegal aliens as consumers is fundamentally an affront to the entire idea of the American nation” – JD Vance “Donor mindset” – Steve Bannon” – 3490 engagement
- Briditte Gabriel (10/23): “Rep. Jim Jordan would be the perfect man to run for Senate in Ohio against Sherrod Brown. We can’t take any risks with the US Senate and Jim Jordan is a sure thing with Ohio voters. Would you support a Senator Jim Jordan?” – 2690 engagement
- Sherrod Brown (10/18): “Let’s be clear: Jim Jordan is a far-right extremist & close ally of Donald Trump who pushed bogus election fraud claims that led to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Will you respond to our live poll now to show how disastrous a choice Jordan would be for Speaker of the House?” – 2610 engagement
- Sherrod Brown (10/18): “BREAKING: Ohio Republican Jim Jordan endorsed by Donald Trump for Speaker of the House. We need 10,000 folks to speak out and make it abundantly clear how disastrous and unpopular this choice would be. So please, answer our rapid-response poll before it closes.” – 2100 engagements
- Bernie Moreno (10/18): “Not only do we need to end birthright citizenship, but we need to go much further than that if we want to finally stop the invasion and secure our border.” – 1150 engagements
BROADCAST (TV & RADIO)
Top Stories by Reach
- WOUC PBS Athens (10/20) – Liz Walters on the US Senate race – 426K reach
- WTAM AM Cleveland (10/23) – Sherrod Brown on Akron’s new regional technology hubs – 192k reach
- Newsmax TV (10/20) – New Poll Has Matt Dolan Leading Sherrod Brown– 204k reach
- Multiple stations/airings – New Matt Dolan 60-second radio Ad Attacking Sherrod Brown
NEWS
Most Viral News Stories
- NPR (10/20): “Republican states swore off a voting tool. Now they’re scrambling to recreate it” (LaRose) – 645 social shares
- NPR (10/17): “Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that’s a huge problem” (Brown) – 395 social shares
- Ohio Capital Journal (10/17): “Does Sec. of State LaRose have no Senate campaign HQ, or is it where he’s moving his state office? (LaRose)” – 209 social shares
- Tbe Hill (10/18): “Bipartisan lawmakers demand answers on crypto’s role in financing Hamas attacks on Israel” (Brown) – 201 social shares
Top Posts (most engagement)
- r/presidents: “Out of all the current 100 senators, who is the most qualified to be President?” – 157 reddit score
- r/politics: Sherrod Brown maintains fundraising lead in Ohio Senate race with help of grassroots donors and unions – 130 reddit score
- r/neoliberal: Opinions on best and worst run Democratic state parties? – 127 reddit score