Democrats target Ohio with Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton
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Updated · ms.now · May 6
Democrats target Ohio with Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton
9 articles · Updated · ms.now · May 6
Ohio voters cast primary ballots Tuesday ahead of Brown’s expected Senate race against Republican incumbent Jon Husted and Acton’s likely governor’s contest with Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy.
Democrats see the races as a test of whether midterm headwinds, cost-of-living frustrations and Trump’s absence from the ballot can loosen Republican dominance in a state he carried by about 11 points.
Brown’s recruitment for the special Senate election is part of a broader Democratic strategy to rebuild a path to Senate control, though Ohio has not elected a Democratic governor in nearly 20 years.
Can a candidate's personal brand overcome a state's political trends in a costly midterm election?