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Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of Republican family, backs Democrat Sherrod Brown for Senate
Read full article: Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of Republican family, backs Democrat Sherrod Brown for SenateA member of one of Ohio's best-known Republican families has thrown his support behind Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in his hotly contested reelection race against GOP nominee Bernie Moreno.
Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
Read full article: Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?Rep. Jim Jordan becoming House speaker would help cement the far right’s takeover of the Republican Party and trigger conflict with Democrats over the size and scope of government.
Trump 270 path narrows, Wisconsin mirrors swing state plight
Read full article: Trump 270 path narrows, Wisconsin mirrors swing state plightTrump's path to victory in Wisconsin, a state he won narrowly in 2016, has become increasingly complicated, and so has his path to the 270 electoral votes needed for his reelection. As Biden's campaign on Tuesday announced stepped-up Ohio advertising, Trump was reducing his Ohio advertising, according to the ad tracking firm Kantar/CMAG. Wisconsin voters “will see a lot more of the Trump campaign over the next four weeks,” Trainer said. It's sparked some unlikely campaign travel advice for Trump from Wisconsin Republican Rep. John Nygren. It's a scenario also playing out in Pennsylvania, where Trump won by a smaller percentage than in Wisconsin.
Speaker snared in Ohio bribery probe liked to play long game
Read full article: Speaker snared in Ohio bribery probe liked to play long gameOhio House Speaker Larry Householder, center, leaves the federal courthouse after an initial hearing following charges against him and four others alleging a $60 million bribery scheme Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. After 10 consecutive votes in which another man had garnered more support than Larry Householder's favored candidate to be the next Ohio House speaker, Householder leaned back quietly in his chair, arms confidently propped behind his head. The previous House speaker had resigned amid scandal. Two icons of Ohio politics four-term governor James Rhodes and Democrat Vern Riffe, the battleground state's longest-serving House speaker were from the same eastern Ohio region. Im distraught that the school funding issue is not yet resolved, and I think Larry Householder had in mind resolving it, he said.