Campaign mailers urging Ohio voters to support a socialist U.S. Senate candidate over Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown are being underwritten by a newly incorporated PAC with ties to Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc., public filings show.

The mailers are sponsored by Enough Promises Ohio PAC and began arriving in voters’ mailboxes in recent days. They promote independent candidate Greg Levy over Brown with messages such as “Join the Revolution” and “Send a Worker to the Senate.” Levy describes himself as “Socialist running for the U.S. Senate to represent Ohio in 2026” on his X account.

Levy condemned the fliers for falsely impersonating his campaign and engaging in “dirty tricks” designed to mislead voters. He said he is considering legal action.

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[–] 51 points 1 month ago (28 children)

They know Democrat infighting is the only chance they have

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  • [–] 17 points 4 weeks ago* (15 children)

    And the leftists will fall for it every time.

    Add key words like:

    "Genocide"

    "Single payer health care"

    "Trans rights"

    Say Dixon doesn't support any of those and leftists will either a) not vote or b) vote for the fake socialist.

    It's Jill Stein all over again.

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  • [+] 11 points 4 weeks ago (15 children)
  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (13 children)

    At this point we don't need a coalition. We just need your type and MAGA gone. Period.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (7 children)

    I remember being told my vote "wasn't needed" back in 2016 when you liberals lost to Trump the first time. You're an arrogant bunch who never learn from your mistakes because you'd rather blame leftists and play divide and conquer games. Which ironically makes you sound more like maga than leftists do.

    Btw I did vote for Clinton (and Biden and Harris). But plenty of people aren't going to forget the way you liberals shit talk them and won't be as forgiving.

    Liberals need every ounce of support they can get. It's crazy to me that despite the last ten years you'd still be dumb enough to tell people off and claim you don't need a coalition when you very, very obviously do.

    Maybe try learning from actual leaders like Talarico who are able to appeal to all anti-fascists instead of being intentionally divisive.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

    No offense, but leftists are so unreliable, whiny, and useless most of the time that we might as well not even have your vote.

    Leftists are the type that while being loaded into a concentration camp they keep yelling at least I stood by my convictions.

    I detest Maga more than anybody, but at least they show up.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

    We're "unreliable" because your policies suck.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 weeks ago

    You're unreliable because none of you fuckin vote in the primaries and most of you don't vote in the general. Now here's the part where you deliberately misunderstand how the system works to try to claim voting is pointless or some other accelerationist bullshit. You are getting the representation you're actively asking for.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    I'm sure the Palestinians, Alex Pretti, Renee Good, the dreamers, the TPS Haitians, the Ukrainians, the Venuzuelans, Greenland, Canada, women in the south and Texas, black military who worked their way up, trans folks, and Taiwan agree with your stance.

    Take your entitled white leftist ass back to the basement because clearly you don't care about the ramifications of the vote; just your feelings.

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  • [–] -3 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    While you guys willingly would build concentration camps as long as one republican changes over to your side

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

    "At LeAsT i StOoD bY mY cOnViCtIoNs."

    Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit. It's honestly why black folk like myself just don't take most leftists seriously. You don't look at the big picture or the ramifications of your actions or lack there of and you continue to die on the hill of "my way or no way."

    Just. Like. MAGA.

    And Corporate democrats have been side eyed for two decades now but black folk don't have much of a choice as it's either those sad sack of shits or literal fascists who want us back in chains. Things that many white entitled leftists don't have to worry about.

    And third parties are not an option here as we don't do a parliament system here where a third option can occur and actually win. That ship sailed with Ross Perot.

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  • [+] -18 points 4 weeks ago (11 children)

    There is no democrat infighting because the socialist that they are promoting are not Democrats. Socialists are not Democrats. Communists are not Democrats. Democrats are Democrats.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

    Nonfascist infighting, whatever! You know perfectly well what he meant.

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  • [+] 6 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)
  • [–] 0 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

    "Everyone I don't like is a russian troll"

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  • [–] -1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    A solid quarter of the fediverse are self declared Russian propagandists. Yeah, there's a lot of Russian trolls here.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    No? Who are the self-declared Russian propagandists?

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  • [–] -5 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Its you again, on your new account because your last one got banned for harassment.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 month ago

    Putting 'join the revolution' on the pamphlet demonstrates that the far-right operatives pushing it think that left-wing voters must inherently be marxists.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 weeks ago

    A lot of voters (based on my own experience, a lot of older voters -- yes I am aware there are many exceptions) are simply afraid of the word "socialism".

    There are many good reasons why, not the least of which is it being at the center of a decades-long campaign by the US government to demonize anything that isn't unfettered capitalism.

    Until there isn't such a clear divide, this will be exploited. They know that a whole swath of voters who otherwise believe themselves to be progressive will falter at the polls if the S word comes up. It is one of the points of such a psyop.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 month ago (17 children)

    Sounds about right. The cons are sowing lots of "Democrats in disarray" narratives, too.

    It's completely brainless to throw away your vote, most especially at this time. But you just know people will do it.

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  • [+] -21 points 4 weeks ago (16 children)

    mOSt iMPorTAnT EleCTIon oF ouR LifeTImE

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  • [+] -16 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

    How many decades have Democrats told us this is the most important election of our lifetime? And then proceed to do nothing once they get back into power.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (2 children)

    Until conservatives are Nuremberg'ed into nonexistence it will be true

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  • [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)
  • [+] -10 points 4 weeks ago (9 children)

    The solution is not supporting the people that gave us Trump to begin with.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    Just admit you're a closet MAGA. Any leftist that cannot do the right thing and are more focused on their fee fees and performative "be on the right side of history" nonsense are just that.

    You sound just like one.

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  • [+] 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Two years with a small majority with some assholes who refused to agree to override the filibuster and vote for important laws and measures. If they would've been given a larger majority those assholes wouldn't have been able to block anything.

    The controlled opposition is literally the article of this post - they're trying to get you to vote for candidates they actually control and your response is to help them

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

    You're blaming the people who are trying to fix things for the faults of the people who are trying to break it and then you're confused that things get worse

    Trump isn't controlling prices, he's failing badly.

    Biden actually slowed down inflation, but you didn't notice because unless it goes negative prices don't drop, and you refused to understand the world so you refused to recognize the success of stopping the hemorrhage Trump caused in term 1. They also prosecuted price gouging, but then you guys gave Trump a chance to do more corruption.

    And now Trump is stealing money from everywhere and everything to fund his own projects, funding illegal government ads for himself with tax money meant for everything from "border security" and to taking money from healthcare and education.

    You might be thinking of the illegal Trump gas stations. Or the illegally imported meat. Using funds he's not authorized to use, and failing to make a dent.

    Trump is supposed to be in prison, that's why. Biden didn't go on a crime spree.

    And if you don't see the inflation Trump caused then you're blind.

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-has-erased-workers-wage-gains-with-inflation_n_6aad44a9e4b03a8a58d659da

    Aside from the nonsense tariffs that only caused more inflation, bankrupting a lot of companies (I guess prices can't go up if the company disappears)

    https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-business-bankruptcies

    https://marketrealist.com/why-did-700-bu/

    Prices are going up DESPITE USA SELLING OFF HUGE FRACTIONS OF RESERVES, because the releases are not enough to cover the whole impact (especially not foreign impact to transport costs on imported goods), and when the reserve runs out there's nothing left to cover up his failures and the price spikes in transport sectors will make everything more expensive again.

    https://energyfactbook.com/strategic-petroleum-reserve/

    https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trump-just-soft-launched-higher-111017831.html

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

    The people who caused MAGA and Trump are the ones who pushed for spoiler candidates, people who demanded unachievable perfection, and people who repeated conservative propaganda

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  • [–] -3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    the people responsible for trump are those who supported him (Hilary), and those that voted for him (Trump voters).

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  • [–] 5 points 4 weeks ago

    Levy condemned the fliers for falsely impersonating his campaign and engaging in “dirty tricks” designed to mislead voters. He said he is considering legal action.

    “This is a highly undemocratic practice and does a disservice to voters in Ohio and throughout the country,” he wrote on X.

    According to Federal Election Commission filings, Enough Promises Ohio was founded Sept. 29. It has not yet had to disclose its contributors, but additional federal filings lay out a trail of associations linked to Republicans.

    https://www.greg4senate.com/platform

    From this foundation, we will make the essentials of life constitutional rights for every person in Ohio and across America. This means enacting a national rent cap so no one pays more than 20% of their income on housing, and banning evictions. It means establishing a universal, single-payer healthcare system, free at the point of use. It means canceling all student debt and making public education, from pre-K through college and trade school, completely free. To immediately combat the cost-of-living crisis, we will implement an across-the-board price freeze on essential goods. We will repeal Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful” tax cuts for the rich.

    This new vision is critical for Ohio, a state hard-hit by decades of deindustrialization enabled by the capitalist greed of both Democrat and Republican parties. We will rebuild our communities through a socialist industrial policy that puts working families first and corporate profits last. This will put Ohio’s proud union labor back to work at a living wage, manufacturing the renewable energy systems, transit and housing materials needed to slash emissions and rebuild America. Ohio workers will be integral in powering our push for 20 million union jobs nationwide, restoring manufacturing to its historic peak.

    The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence, which could displace a third of workers by 2030, should not mean layoffs and exploitation. Under public ownership and democratic control, technological progress can be harnessed to shorten the workweek and improve our lives, finally creating an economy that works for the many, not the few.

    We are told we live in a democracy, but in Ohio, our lives are dictated in Wall Street boardrooms. The truth is that billionaires and democracy cannot coexist. Our system isn't broken; it's working for the rich exactly as intended. Despite the theatrics, both Republicans and Democrats serve their true constituents: the billionaire class. The proof is everywhere: in the lobbyists who write our laws, the unelected and unrecallable Supreme Court that tramples our rights, the bankers at the Federal Reserve who control our economy, and the millionaires club that is the U.S. Congress.

    This isn't a government of the people; it is a dictatorship of the rich. Our aim is the total reorganization of power into the hands of the working class. We will outlaw corporate lobbying and political donations, prosecute the powerful for their crimes, and set the salary of Congress to the minimum worker's wage to ensure they live in the world they create for us. We will move to abolish the anti-democratic Senate and the illegitimate Supreme Court, transferring their powers to more democratic and accountable bodies. This isn't a government of the people; it is a dictatorship of the rich. Our aim is the total reorganization of power into the hands of the working class. We will outlaw corporate lobbying and political donations, prosecute the powerful for their crimes, and set the salary of Congress to the minimum worker's wage to ensure they live in the world they create for us. We will move to abolish the anti-democratic Senate and the illegitimate Supreme Court, transferring their powers to more democratic and accountable bodies.

    OK lots of promises. Who is this guy? What is his plan to achieve these promises? Is he really a socialist?

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  • [–] 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    Levy is a joke anyway but I'm honestly not sure who they think theyre appealing to here.

    There are a very, very small amount of people here who would like that language. Much less we're inundated with that garbage daily from many candidates.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Why is he a joke? Genuine question, I'm not from Ohio.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 weeks ago

    Ohioan here who got the Join the Revolution mailer.

    Not certain on TimBuck2theMoon's meaning on "joke', but Ohio does first past the post voting, which enforces a 2 party system. As long as we have first past the post voting, any 3rd party candidate is a joke candidate.

    Levy doesn't really have a chance, but can pull votes away from Brown (Dem candidate).

    Personally, I'd rather vote for a socialist, but that's only slightly better than not voting and the Republicans being in power is too great a threat to ignore.

    The time to vote socialist is during the primaries to try to replace moderates with actual left leaning candidates. Outside of primary season, we can critize and pressure the Dems to actually do something productive, but wasting votes in battleground states just enables the fascists to win and they won't be pressured from the left.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    props for the candidate to denounce the flyers. Jill Stein only shows up 1 month before elections.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago

    Socialism isn't the problem, its the solution.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago

    OP, you have the wrong link.

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