‘Aborted Pranks’ and Democratic Attack Ads Roil Ohio Senate Primary in Final Days of Campaign

Democrats are moving to boost President Trump’s pick for the Ohio Senate seat, Bernie Moreno, even as his campaign faces a budding scandal.

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Bernie Moreno at a rally with President Trump at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, on April 23, 2022, at Delaware, Ohio. AP/Joe Maiorana, file

The Ohio Senate race is heating up ahead of the state’s March 19 primary, with Democrats moving to boost President Trump’s pick in the state, Bernie Moreno, even as a late-breaking scandal roils the campaign.

In the final days of the GOP primary in the state, Democrats are looking to boost Mr. Moreno, painting him as “too conservative for Ohio” in a new $2.7 million ad campaign that links Mr. Moreno to Mr. Trump.

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