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The Big Story
Trump faces test in Ohio Senate primary
The competitive GOP Senate primary in Ohio has turned into a proxy battle between Donald Trump and establishment Republicans.
© AP Photo/Michael Conroy
Three high-profile Republican contenders will be duking it out Tuesday to win the GOP nod to take on Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in November – businessman Bernie Moreno, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and state Sen. Matt Dolan.
Moreno has notched endorsements from former President Donald Trump, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio); meanwhile, Dolan has received backing from Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and former Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) — creating a proxy war between those aligned with the former president and more establishment Republicans.
The primary will also test whether Trump, now the GOP presidential nominee, holds enough sway within the party to help make or break candidates in their primaries.
The Ohio Senate race represents one of Republicans’ best pickup opportunities for the party. Brown and Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) are the only two Senate Democrats running for reelection who represent states Trump won in 2020.
Voters in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Kansas will also join those in Ohio as they head to the polls next week to cast ballots for presidential primaries and a handful of congressional races.
Polling has shown a tight race when Brown is placed in hypothetical matchups with each Republican, but recent surveys show Dolan performing the best among his challengers.
An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released Wednesday found Brown leading Dolan 37 percent to 34 percent, just outside of the poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points. Meanwhile, Brown leads Moreno 39 percent to 34 percent, and the poll also shows Brown leading LaRose 39 percent to 33 percent.
Trump is expected to campaign for Moreno this weekend, while Vance is set to campaign with Moreno between Sunday and Tuesday.
Essential Reads
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Full Story Laborers’ union launching pro-Biden ad in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) launched a seven-figure advertisement that supports President Biden and his infrastructure investments. The ad will run in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, key swing states that went blue for Biden in 2020, and will target union members, union households and “other persuadable voters,” the union said. The ad follows hunters in West Branch, Mich., who are laborers …
Full Story The Countdown
Upcoming news themes and events we're watching:
- 123 days until the Republican National Convention
- 158 days until the Democratic National Convention
- 236 days until the 2024 general election
In Other News
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Labor union spending $200M to help Biden win reelection
A top labor union announced Wednesday that it will be spending $200 million to help President Biden win reelection. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced a “massive drive” to mobilize working class voters of color in battleground states to back pro-labor candidates, including Biden. The SEIU represents about 2 million members across service industries, including the health care, property service, and public …
Full Story Around the Nation
Local and state headlines regarding campaigns and elections:
- Vince Fong, Mike Boudreaux to vie in November election for Kevin McCarthy’s old House district (The Sacramento Bee)
- Here's how the Legislature could redraw Louisiana's Supreme Court map (The Advocate)
What We're Reading
Election news we've flagged from other outlets:
- Democrats prepare to go to war against third-party candidates (NBC News)
- Biden allies form new group to coordinate attacks on third-party candidates (The Washington Post)
Elsewhere Today
Key stories on The Hill right now:
Jordan threatens Fani Willis with contempt over subpoena on federal grants
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) threatened possible contempt proceedings against Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) over a subpoena requesting information about her use of federal funds. Willis’s office has already sent information in response to the February subpoena, but the GOP leader … Read more
Johnson signals shift on Ukraine to GOP senators
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republican senators Wednesday to expect the House to send them legislation to help Ukraine, but cautioned that what comes out of the House will look substantially different than the $95 billion foreign aid package the Senate passed last month. Johnson tried to reassure frustrated GOP senators who asked … Read more
What People Think
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