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‘Pitchfork Populism’ Over Data Centers Rattles Ohio’s U.S. Senate Race

SUNBURY, Ohio—A proposal for a large data center has upended politics in this Republican-leaning suburb of Columbus. That could spell trouble for U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a longtime fixture in state Republican politics who was appointed to his seat in 2025 after former Sen. J.D. Vance became vice president. Husted is running against Sherrod Brown, […]

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Trump Rallies in Ohio to Boost Jon Husted in a Tight Senate Race Against Sherrod BrownWASHINGTON (AP) — After a few days campaigning in safe conservative territory, President Donald Trump on Saturday takes his midterm tour into Ohio, a battleground state that’s home to one of the top-tier Senate races this cycle.

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Ohio Senate race: Are Republicans promoting a socialist candidate?Republican-linked groups spent over $181,000 promoting socialist Senate candidate Greg Levy to siphon progressive votes from Democrat Sherrod Brown—a tactic Levy himself condemned as deceptive.

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Mailers promoting a socialist candidate in Ohio's US Senate race have links to MAGA super PAC vendorCampaign mailers urging Ohio voters to support a socialist U.S. Senate candidate over Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown are being underwritten by a newly

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PAC linked to GOP firm is boosting Ohio socialist in Senate raceThe socialist candidate says the effort is “deceiving” voters.

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Elon Musk pumps $7 million into Ohio to boost Jon Husted amid GOP turnout fearsRecent estimates have put Musk's total pro-GOP contributions at nearly $300 million since the beginning of July.

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GOP-linked PAC spends over $1M to boost third-party socialist in Ohio Senate raceThe move is an apparent attempt to hurt Democrat Sherrod Brown, who’s locked in a tight battle with GOP Sen. Jon Husted in the Senate battleground.

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