Can a Trump Candidate Defy the Odds and Gain for the GOP a Second Senate Seat in Ohio?

Three Republicans in the Buckeye State are running in a primary race to see if they can end the career of Sherrod Brown, whom the 45th president calls ‘one of the worst in the Senate.’

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Ohio's senators, Sherrod Brown, left, and J.D. Vance, on March 9, 2023, at Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The senior senator of Ohio, Sherrod Brown, is up for reelection next year in a high-profile race, but unlike vulnerable Democrats in 2022, he can’t count on President Trump elevating a primary candidate who goes on to lose on Election Day. Mr. Brown’s junior colleague, Senator Vance, is proof that the former president’s brand remains strong in the Buckeye State.

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