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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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