Overview
- Rep. Max Miller faces public allegations of domestic abuse that he denies, his former father-in-law Senator Bernie Moreno has urged him to resign, and Miller has so far refused to leave the ballot despite pressure from party figures.
- Republican operatives say they will send tens of millions of dollars and adjust campaign staffing in Ohio to defend vulnerable contests that were once viewed as safe for the party.
- Private Republican polling shows GOP Sen. Jon Husted running in a dead heat with Democrat Sherrod Brown while Brown has outraised Husted by nearly three to one, prompting Husted to hire veteran strategist Matt Mason.
- The governor’s contest between Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton is narrowly competitive in polls, with Republicans warning Ramaswamy has struggled to connect with the state’s blue-collar voters.
- Party strategists warn that Ohio’s sudden volatility could foreshadow problems for Republicans across other blue-collar Midwestern states and reshape national midterm resource plans.