Republicans in Ohio are hoping to unseat Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown next November, but a new poll found they may have an uphill battle to climb despite former President Donald Trump winning the state twice. Political observers for years viewed Ohio as a critical battleground state roughly evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. But the Buckeye State has drifted toward the GOP in recent years, backing Trump during his 2016 and 2020 elections. Still, Brown, a Democrat first elected in 2006, easily won reelection in 2018 when Democratic outrage at the Trump administration delivered a “blue wave” across the United States. Now, Brown faces a competitive reelection campaign in a state widely expected to vote for the Republican candidate at the presidential level, meaning Democrats won’t have the same turnout advantage as in 2018. Republicans view Brown as among the most vulnerable Democratic Senators, along with Montana’s Jon Tester and…
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