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"State party spokesperson Reeves Oyster said in a statement after LaRose’s announcement Monday that “the Republican ‘slugfest’ for Ohio’s Senate seat is shaping up to be another long, contentious battle that will leave whoever emerges damaged in the eyes of Ohio voters.”"

Especially when their media organs fire up and the DOJ sticks its nose into things.

[cotton1706]

“Especially when their media organs fire up and the DOJ sticks its nose into things.”

Right. They’re just resentful. Because Ohio USED TO BE pretty much a 50-50 state. Now it’s overwhelmingly Republican. Trump won by 8 points in 2020, 8 points in 2016 and JD Vance won by 6 points in 2022.

So their solid liberal Senator Brown is pretty much toast, and a contentions primary battle is their only hope of saving Brown.