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. Show Notes: Battleground polls tell tales of before and after Biden dropped out Why JD Vance might not carry Trump’s MAGA torch into the future Ohio voters tap Rulli for House vacancy, boosting GOP’s majority Ohioans vote to codify abortion rights Jim Jordan supporters wave off new scrutiny of Ohio State abuse