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Ohio GOP senator: ‘I would not have run’ Ramaswamy ad

21 October 2026 at 21:40
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted (R) pushed back on a controversial campaign ad run by Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his opponent’s mother. In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Husted said he “would not have run” the ad. The video, which initially debuted online, features the mother of Ramaswamy’s opponent, Amy…

Ohio GOP senator: ‘I would not have run’ Ramaswamy ad

21 October 2026 at 21:40
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted (R) pushed back on a controversial campaign ad run by Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his opponent’s mother. In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Husted said he “would not have run” the ad. The video, which initially debuted online, features the mother of Ramaswamy’s opponent, Amy…

Brown calls on Husted to condemn ad featuring Acton’s mother 

21 October 2026 at 00:40
Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown pressed his Republican rival, Sen. Jon Husted (Ohio), to condemn a recent advertisement allegedly from Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “The ad released by Vivek Ramaswamy is disgusting. Everyone, including Jon Husted, should be willing to condemn this ad,” Brown said in a post on the social platform X…

Brown calls on Husted to condemn ad featuring Acton’s mother 

21 October 2026 at 00:40
Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown pressed his Republican rival, Sen. Jon Husted (Ohio), to condemn a recent advertisement allegedly from Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “The ad released by Vivek Ramaswamy is disgusting. Everyone, including Jon Husted, should be willing to condemn this ad,” Brown said in a post on the social platform X…

Republicans in Ohio Are Worried About Turnout. Here’s What They’re Doing About It.

19 October 2026 at 14:46
To boost Senator Jon Husted, who is in a tight race to keep his seat, some Republicans who were making a jobs pitch have pivoted to focus on socialism.

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Tanya Karabanovs, a volunteer at the Cuyahoga County G.O.P. headquarters, surrounded by unclaimed yard signs. She said that volunteer turnout had been down this midterm cycle.

Trump Hits Campaign Trail as White House Turmoil Weighs on GOP Midterm Prospects

19 October 2026 at 02:15
As Trump held rallies around the nation, his White House was consumed by dramas that reinforce how his presidency has become a drag on his party’s prospects in the midterms.

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President Trump arriving in West Palm Beach, Fla., after giving remarks at a midterm election campaign rally in Highland Heights, Ky., on Saturday.

In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies

18 October 2026 at 00:54
As he stumps for midterm candidates, the president has been especially eager to talk about the physical appearance of some men.

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President Trump with the retired N.F.L. player Todd Gurley on Friday in Dalton, Ga.

Brown, Acton both up 6 points in Ohio races: Poll

16 October 2026 at 17:57
A new poll of the Ohio Senate and gubernatorial races shows Democrats ahead in both contests. In the Senate race, a Bowling Green State University (BGSU) poll found former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) ahead of Sen. Jon Husted (R) by 6 points, 48 percent to 42 percent, among likely voters. When BGSU surveyed the race…

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