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Ohio, the [political] heart of it all

Political Theater, Episode 334

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is pictured with his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, in the Fiserv Forum on the second day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is pictured with his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, in the Fiserv Forum on the second day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman
Posted August 1, 2024 at 1:08pm

Ohio is having a moment in the spotlight, with the Republican vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance, hailing from the Buckeye State, while his home-state colleague, Democrat Sherrod Brown, is in a tight reelection contest that will be key to determining the Senate majority. Those two men and a few more current officeholders illustrate a lot about our politics. We talk with Jessica Wehrman, CQ Roll Call’s health policy editor, Ohio native and previously a home-state reporter about the political heart of it all.

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