‘It’s exhausting;’ Political ad fatigue could hurt midterm voter turnout

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY — With the Midterm Election just a little more than one week away, voters have expressed fatigue from campaign ads.

A recent Bowling Green State University Poll found that voters are overwhelmed by the non-stop political ads.

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As reported on News Center 7’s Daybreak, Clark County voter D’arcy Fallon said she is fatigued, and it’s divisive.

“We just have to keep going, keep putting one foot in front of the other and do the right thing,” she said.

Political analysts said that if voters are fatigued, it could hurt voter turnout, which will be key with so many close races.

Elizabeth Pine from Dayton said she doesn’t want to watch YouTube anymore due to the amount of ads.

“It’s such a pain. It’s so exhausting too, because they only have like the same seven and they’re not good points,” she said.

In Ohio, the secretary of state’s office said that 922 thousand people have voted early, either in person or by absentee.

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