A Republican-aligned super PAC has spent $1.58 million promoting a long-shot socialist candidate and attacking Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio’s closely contested U.S. Senate race, according to federal campaign-finance filings released ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Enough Promises Ohio, formed last month, has spent $828,359 on mailers supporting Greg Levy, the Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate, or opposing Brown. The group added about $753,000 in advertising over the weekend, including a Google video ad that describes Brown as someone who “sold us out” and calls Levy a “real progressive.” The spending appears aimed at drawing votes away from Brown, a former senator seeking to return to Washington. He is in a tight contest with Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Levy is polling at about 5%, according to a Bowling Green State University poll cited in campaign coverage, and his candidacy could attract some voters who otherwise might back Brown. Levy has rejected the outside group’s support, calling it an “attempted deception of voters” and “a form of digital blackface.” His spokesperson, Charlie Koenigsmark, said the campaign “completely condemn[s] this attempt to manipulate voters.” Levy is Black. Federal filings show the PAC used a printing company linked to Whistletop Strategies, a Republican political firm. Whistletop has worked with an affiliate of President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC. Its listed director, Big Dog Strategies, worked on Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno’s 2024 campaign and consults for the Ohio Republican Party. Husted campaign spokesperson Amy Natoce said the campaign had no involvement with Enough Promises Ohio. The group and Big Dog Strategies did not respond to requests for comment. Brown also did not respond. The latest public polling has Brown and Husted essentially tied, making even a small shift among voters potentially significant in a race that could help determine control of the Senate.