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Mich. Democratic Party: One Year Into Mike Rogers' Second Senate Campaign, He Still Represents "Everything People Hate About Politics"
LANSING, Michigan, April 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 14, 2026:
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One Year Into Mike Rogers' Second Senate Campaign, He Still Represents "Everything People Hate About Politics"
One year ago today, failed GOP candidate Mike Rogers launched his second campaign for U.S. Senate. Since then, Rogers has proven he still represents "everything people hate about politics" by mocking concerns about higher costs, backing proposals to rip away affordable health care, and cozying up to special interests and extremists.
After failing in 2024, a quick
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LANSING, Michigan, April 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 14, 2026:
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One Year Into Mike Rogers' Second Senate Campaign, He Still Represents "Everything People Hate About Politics"
One year ago today, failed GOP candidate Mike Rogers launched his second campaign for U.S. Senate. Since then, Rogers has proven he still represents "everything people hate about politics" by mocking concerns about higher costs, backing proposals to rip away affordable health care, and cozying up to special interests and extremists.
After failing in 2024, a quickrecap of the top 5 issues that have plagued Rogers' (second) first year on the campaign trail:
1. Rogers has been dismissive of Michiganders reeling from higher costs, with repeated gaffes on the trail. He falsely claimed "working families [are] not paying more," mocked concerns about rising grocery prices, and "dismiss[ed] the economic anxiety" of working families. Most recently, Price Hike Mike downplayed the Iran war's impact on gas prices, saying "We're gonna be fine, we got plenty of oil."
2. On health care, Rogers continues to face backlash for supporting the GOP's toxic agenda. He spread a "widely debunked lie" that Michiganders wouldn't be kicked off Medicaid, opposed extending ACA subsidies, and his recently-leaked plan would force higher premiums and new out-of-pocket costs onto patients.
3. Rogers faces renewed scrutiny for cozying up to special interests. Recent reports have revealed his "cozy campaign donor relationship" with Big Banks, how he's defended his billionaire donors' plan to block the Gordie Howe Bridge, and how he's trying to distort his disastrous opioid record after serving as a "leading advocate" for the interests of his Big Pharma donors while in Congress.
4. Rogers is still spinning through that 'revolving door,' prioritizing his self-enrichment over Michigan. After leaving Congress, he abandoned Michigan, got rich advising corporations on the same issues he oversaw in Congress, and moved into a multi-million dollar Florida mansion--only to parachute back to run for Senate. Still a Florida Man at heart, Rogers has recently campaigned from his Florida mansion and complained he'd rather be "on the beach in Florida" than spend time in Michigan.
5. Instead of focusing on everyday Michiganders, Rogers keeps surrounding himself with extremists, including a Texas oil billionaire and ardent Christian nationalist, election deniers, anti-LGBTQ bigots, individuals who defended a pro-Hitler group chat and spread misogynistic comments, and a senior campaign leader connected to a Midland church where three elders were convicted of sex crimes involving children.
"One year later, Mike Rogers remains exactly what Michiganders rejected in 2024: an out-of-touch politician who mocks their struggles, serves special interests, and puts himself before Michigan," said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Joey Hannum.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/one-year-into-mike-rogers-second-senate-campaign-he-still-represents-everything-people-hate-about-politics/
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: What They're Saying - Senate Democrats "Increasingly Poised to Flip the Upper Chamber" as Republicans Face "Sour National Environment"
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 14, 2026:
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Senate Democrats "Increasingly Poised to Flip the Upper Chamber" as Republicans Face "Sour National Environment"
In case you missed it, a wave of new reporting is highlighting how Senate Democrats are "increasingly poised to flip the upper chamber" as election analysts at Cook Political Report shift multiple Senate races toward Democrats.
Voters are "frustrated" with Senate Republicans, who are "on defense" as they face an "increasingly sour national
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WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 14, 2026:
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Senate Democrats "Increasingly Poised to Flip the Upper Chamber" as Republicans Face "Sour National Environment"
In case you missed it, a wave of new reporting is highlighting how Senate Democrats are "increasingly poised to flip the upper chamber" as election analysts at Cook Political Report shift multiple Senate races toward Democrats.
Voters are "frustrated" with Senate Republicans, who are "on defense" as they face an "increasingly sour nationalenvironment" that has resulted in the Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio Senate races moving in Democrats' direction.
Across the map, Democrats have created a clear path to taking back the Senate majority by recruiting all-star candidates, building strong general-election infrastructure, and capitalizing on a Republican field defined by weak and deeply flawed nominees.
See for yourself:
Puck News: The Senate Oracle Speaks! (https://puck.news/cook-political-reports-jessica-taylor-on-trumps-nadir/)
* Jessica Taylor, the renowned Senate analyst at the Cook Political Report, has the power to alter moods all over the Hill. Every minute update to her closely tracked ratings--say, moving a race out of the "tossup" column--can validate the perception of a party's momentum... or serve as a harsh sobriety check. That's especially true when Taylor moves multiple races all in one direction, as she did today when the Cook Political Report shifted four Senate races toward Democrats.
* Democrats, already bullish on their odds of flipping the House in the midterms, now see a path to retaking the Senate, too.
* [...] Taylor's new map has jolted Washington--especially at a moment when Hill insiders were already on tenterhooks waiting to see how rising gas prices are tilting the playing field.
NPR: New report suggests Democrats have better odds in some upcoming Senate races
* November's midterms will determine the balance of power in Congress for at least the following two years. The latest Cook Political Report suggests the odds are shifting in favor of Democrats, at least in some Senate races. [...]
* [Trump is] hovering right at 40% or just below 40%. We've seen special elections across the country where Democrats have been more energized. We had a congressional race last week in Georgia where the Democrat did not win, but overperformed by 25 points. So Georgia is one of the races that we have shifted in Democrats' favor with the incumbent there, Jon Ossoff, looking, you know, still going to be a competitive race.
* These races in Georgia and North Carolina are always close. But you look at where the president is. He's mired in an unpopular war. The ceasefire is so tenuous, as you all have been discussing on the program, gas prices are skyrocketing. The economy - he's at his lowest numbers on the economy and on immigration, which used to be sort of his secret sauce. And so all of these things are reflecting upon his party, because, really, the midterms, they're a referendum on the President's party.
* Republicans have] got to address the economy. They've got to address inflation, and everything that's happening in the Middle East is making that worse, and it's reflecting upon the Senate races overall.
* And on where Democrats are just more enthused than Republicans, I think that Democrats have recruited strong candidates in some of these races that we have shifted, like North Carolina, where they've gotten former governor Roy Cooper in that contest. He's won while Trump has been on the ballot, so voters are used to splitting their ticket. We've seen consistent polling of him leading the former RNC chair who Trump handpicked to run in that state, Michael Whatley. In Ohio, you have Sherrod Brown, who lost last cycle, but overperformed Kamala Harris in the state enough that if this is a, you know, D+5, D+6 environment, as the generic ballot tells us, that that race is very much in place. So that's one of the reasons that we shifted it from lean Republican into toss up.
The Independent: Four major races shift in favor of Democrats as Senate looks more likely to swing in their favor
* The Cook Political Report shifted four Senate races to favor Democratic candidates as the minority party looks increasingly poised to flip the upper chamber.
* The report changed its rating for North Carolina's Senate race from a toss-up to "lean Democratic." [...] Trump won the state three times, but Cooper won his two terms as governor when he shared a ticket with Trump in 2016 and 2020. A poll last month from The Carolina Journal, a conservative outlet, found that Cooper leads the race by eight points.
* Cook also changed the rating for Georgia from toss-up to lean Democratic. [...] Ossoff has proven to be an adept fundraiser and campaigner.
* Republicans have also failed to field a credible candidate after term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp passed on running. Instead, he's backed former University of Tennessee football head coach Derek Dooley, who has failed to catch steam. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins are also running. An Emerson College poll showed the incumbent beating all three Republicans.
* Cook also shifted the Ohio Senate race from lean Republican to a toss-up [...] Democrats believe Brown, with his name recognition and unique brand, can flip the seat and beat Husted.
Daily Beast: GOP Faces Growing Threat of Losing Senate Over Trump Turmoil
* Control of the Senate is trending in the Democrats' favor as Americans become increasingly frustrated with President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.
* The Cook Political Report shifted four Senate races toward Democrats, signaling their growing likelihood of retaking the chamber despite heading into the midterms with a Senate map that once favored Republicans.
* Despite the president winning North Carolina and Georgia in the 2024 election, the Cook Political Report has now shifted both Senate races from "Toss Up" to "Lean Democrat."
* While both states are deeply purple, even in red states, the non-partisan analysis is moving races toward Democrats. It shifted the race in Ohio from "Lean Republican" to a "Toss Up," while the Senate race in Nebraska has gone from "Solid Republican" to "Likely Republican."
* Meanwhile, Republicans in Georgia are in a heated primary to run against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who has been raking in massive sums of cash for the general election. The GOP primary to decide his competitor isn't until May 19.
* But in an even more unlikely twist, the Ohio Senate race is also looking ever more competitive [...]
* Democrats need to flip four seats to retake the majority in the Senate. While the map appeared to favor Republicans keeping the Senate, the escalating anger at the president, his war, and persistent high prices continue to shift the political climate.
* Democrats have outperformed in a series of races even in red states and districts since Trump took over. Just last week, a Democrat outperformed in the Georgia district previously held by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Democrat-backed judge also won the statewide race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court by sizable margins.
* A series of Democratic candidates have also managed to flip more than two dozen state legislative seats from red to blue across the country since Trump took office, further hinting at a building blue wave this fall.
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/what-theyre-saying-senate-democrats-increasingly-poised-to-flip-the-upper-chamber-as-republicans-face-sour-national-environment/
DNC: Vance Travels to the University of Georgia as the Trump-Vance Economy Fails Young Americans
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 14, 2026:
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Vance Travels to the University of Georgia as the Trump-Vance Economy Fails Young Americans
Today, JD Vance is set to speak to students at the University of Georgia, as the economy continues to take a nosedive after Vance failed to reach a deal to end the war he and Donald Trump started in Iran. Trump and Vance's deadly and costly war has left 13 service members dead, hundreds more wounded, and costs back home skyrocketing.
Young Americans are struggling to get by under Trump
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WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 14, 2026:
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Vance Travels to the University of Georgia as the Trump-Vance Economy Fails Young Americans
Today, JD Vance is set to speak to students at the University of Georgia, as the economy continues to take a nosedive after Vance failed to reach a deal to end the war he and Donald Trump started in Iran. Trump and Vance's deadly and costly war has left 13 service members dead, hundreds more wounded, and costs back home skyrocketing.
Young Americans are struggling to get by under Trumpand Vance's economy. A majority of Gen Zers said, "The American Dream of owning a home is dead." Job growth has drastically slowed, making it especially difficult for young Americans to land their first jobs or pay rent.
Plus, Georgians already paid an extra $12 billion in 2025 because of Trump's reckless trade war. Now, because of Trump and Vance's war with Iran, gas prices in Georgia are nearly $3.70, up from $2.78 before the war, according to AAA.
In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:
"JD Vance should be embarrassed to show his face on the campaign trail, especially to young voters. Donald Trump and Vance promised a 'pro-peace,' 'America First' agenda, and now their deadly and costly war with Iran drags on and young Americans are struggling to make ends meet as prices soar and jobs disappear. At every turn, Trump and Vance can find money to go to war and give billionaires permanent tax cuts but they can't bother to lower health care costs or make buying a home more affordable. If that's really their pitch to voters ahead of the midterms, Republicans are in even bigger trouble than we thought."
Nearly two months into Trump and Vance's war, the Consumer Price Index report for March showed that inflation surged to 3.3% last month, almost a full point higher than the month before and higher than it was when Trump took office. And according to estimates, the war in Iran will cost 10,000 jobs a month through the end of the year.
On the campaign trail, Vance explicitly assured voters, "Our interest very much is in not going to war with Iran. It would be a huge distraction of resources. It would be massively expensive to our country." Once in the White House, Vance joined the chorus of "yes men" in the Situation Room who encouraged Trump to go to war.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/vance-travels-to-the-university-of-georgia-as-the-trump-vance-economy-fails-young-americans/
Questions Mariannette Miller-Meeks Must Answer Following Reporting She Rented D.C. Condo From Big Pharma Lobbyists
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Questions Mariannette Miller-Meeks Must Answer Following Reporting She Rented D.C. Condo From Big Pharma Lobbyists
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Recent reporting detailed that Mariannette Miller-Meeks rented a condo in Washington, D.C. from two lobbyists who made millions lobbying for the pharmaceutical industry as Miller-Meeks sat on a subcommittee overseeing drug pricing.
Miller-Meeks rented from two of " Washington's top lobbyists " who made " nearly $2 million lobbying on behalf of Pharmaceutical Research
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WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Questions Mariannette Miller-Meeks Must Answer Following Reporting She Rented D.C. Condo From Big Pharma Lobbyists
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Recent reporting detailed that Mariannette Miller-Meeks rented a condo in Washington, D.C. from two lobbyists who made millions lobbying for the pharmaceutical industry as Miller-Meeks sat on a subcommittee overseeing drug pricing.
Miller-Meeks rented from two of " Washington's top lobbyists " who made " nearly $2 million lobbying on behalf of Pharmaceutical Researchand Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)."
Now, Miller-Meeks refuses to disclose her lease or the terms of her rental arrangements and she owes Iowans answers to the following questions:
1. Why do you refuse to disclose your lease? Do you not think Iowans deserve to see clearly if you were paying rent to pharmaceutical lobbyists at fair market value?
2. Did you ever share or receive any insider information as a result of your relationship with your lobbyist landlords?
3. Did your lobbyist landlords ever give you any special privileges or sweetheart deals as a result of your position in Congress?
4. Did your lobbyist landlords introduce you to other lobbyists, or host any fundraisers or events benefitting your campaign?
5. Did your lobbyist landlords influence your decision to vote against bills that reduced drug prices?
6. Were you ever lobbied by another registered lobbyist working on behalf of PhRMA - in other words, an associate of your landlords?
7. Why was the lease with your lobbyist landlords terminated?
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith :
"Mariannette Miller-Meeks must disclose the circumstances of her shady pharma lobbyist living arrangement to the Iowans she's supposed to represent. Instead, she cashes pharma lobbyist checks after voting to sell Iowans out to the special interests."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/questions-mariannette-miller-meeks-must-answer-following-reporting-she-rented-d-c-condo-from-big-pharma-lobbyists/
Mike Lawler Shrugs Off Record Gas Prices As a "Blip" While Hudson Valley Families Pay The Price
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Mike Lawler Shrugs Off Record Gas Prices As a "Blip" While Hudson Valley Families Pay The Price
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Lawler previously claimed gas price increases from the war with Iran were "absolutely worth it."
USA Today reports that "on a day reporting historic increases in gas prices and rising inflation," vulnerable Republican Mike Lawler stood shoulder to shoulder with Donald Trump's Treasury secretary as he dismissed the pain Hudson Valley families are feeling as a "blip."
Gas prices have
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WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Mike Lawler Shrugs Off Record Gas Prices As a "Blip" While Hudson Valley Families Pay The Price
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Lawler previously claimed gas price increases from the war with Iran were "absolutely worth it."
USA Today reports that "on a day reporting historic increases in gas prices and rising inflation," vulnerable Republican Mike Lawler stood shoulder to shoulder with Donald Trump's Treasury secretary as he dismissed the pain Hudson Valley families are feeling as a "blip."
Gas prices havesurged 21.1% in the past month - the highest monthly gas price increases in recorded history.
Rather than addressing how Hudson Valley families are being squeezed from Trump's wildly unpopular war with Iran, Lawler and Bessent downplayed rising costs and brushed off the real impacts working families are feeling.
REMINDER: This latest admission comes just days after Lawler dodged not once, but TWICE, on whether New Yorkers should tolerate gas prices above $4 and said gas price increases from the war with Iran were " absolutely worth it. "
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi :
"Mike Lawler looked Hudson Valley families in the eye and stood by as his extremist allies called the largest gas price increase in history a 'blip.' Instead of making excuses for Trump's failing economic agenda, Lawler should be fighting for the people he was elected to represent."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/mike-lawler-shrugs-off-record-gas-prices-as-a-blip-while-hudson-valley-families-pay-the-price/
Jay Feely Raises Over $740,000 in First Quarter: ICYMI
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Jay Feely raises over $740,000 in first quarter: ICYMI
Conservative former NFL player Jay Feely hauled in an impressive total of over $740,000 in the first quarter of 2026.
As Democrats' five-way clown car primary rages, Feely has earned the complete and total endorsement of President Trump.
In March, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced Feely in the initial MAGA Majority list.
"Arizona voters are fired up to send Jay Feely to lower taxes, grow jobs and opportunity
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WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Jay Feely raises over $740,000 in first quarter: ICYMI
Conservative former NFL player Jay Feely hauled in an impressive total of over $740,000 in the first quarter of 2026.
As Democrats' five-way clown car primary rages, Feely has earned the complete and total endorsement of President Trump.
In March, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced Feely in the initial MAGA Majority list.
"Arizona voters are fired up to send Jay Feely to lower taxes, grow jobs and opportunityand protect our Arizona way of life in Congress. Jay has the resources, momentum and message to deliver a powerful Republican victory in November." - NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/04/13/jay-feely-raises-over-740000-in-first-quarter-icymi/
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Quick Clip - "Chance of Democrats Taking Back Control of the Senate Appears to Be Increasing" [MS NOW]
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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QUICK CLIP: "Chance of Democrats Taking Back Control of the Senate Appears to be Increasing" [MS NOW]
In case you missed it, MS NOW is highlighting Senate Democrats' "increasing" odds of winning the majority in November, following a "story of good recruitment" and growing momentum in key battleground races.
Cook Political Report moved multiple Senate races - including North Carolina, Georgia, and Ohio - in Democrats' favor today, driven in part by "President Trump
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WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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QUICK CLIP: "Chance of Democrats Taking Back Control of the Senate Appears to be Increasing" [MS NOW]
In case you missed it, MS NOW is highlighting Senate Democrats' "increasing" odds of winning the majority in November, following a "story of good recruitment" and growing momentum in key battleground races.
Cook Political Report moved multiple Senate races - including North Carolina, Georgia, and Ohio - in Democrats' favor today, driven in part by "President Trumpand his sagging approval ratings and the overall environment for Republicans that is dragging down Republican challengers."
See for yourself:
MS NOW: Democratic Odds of Retaking the Senate Increase (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZPoWRMdo1U)
MS NOW's ALI VITALI: Welcome back. Let's turn our attention to the campaign map, because the chance of Democrats taking back control of the Senate appears to be increasing.
The Cook Political Report is shifting four key Senate races in Democrats' favor. Specifically, North Carolina and Georgia move from the Toss-Up column to Lean Democrat, [and] Ohio shifts from Lean Republican to Toss-Up [...] All shifts that work in Democrats' favor.
[...] It's a conversation that it's actually shocking for us to be having, given the way that the year began. Joining us now, the author of that piece, the Senate and Governors' editor for The Cook Political Report, Jessica Taylor.
Jessica, you live and breathe these races. And so I think it's just so striking to see the ways that we are looking at a Georgia seat, for example, we'll focus on Ossoff for a second, that you're now saying is likely Democrat when I was having conversations two years ago, and I know you were too, about how Ossoff was the most vulnerable Democrat on the map. So what has changed in these four races?
Cook Political Report's JESSICA TAYLOR: It's really President Trump and his sagging approval ratings and the overall environment for Republicans that is dragging down Republican challengers there in Georgia. There's still a messy, messy primary happening. Republicans that I've talked to don't feel great about their chances in that race.
ALI VITALI: [...] I'm fascinated even when you look at a place like Ohio, the fact that, and Schumer would say that this is a story of good recruitment, because he's got Sherrod Brown back in that race, trying to come back to the Senate, but what do you see in a state like that that I think many of us look at as pretty solidly red.
JESSICA TAYLOR: In a midterm environment, these seats can perform differently if Trump does not get his voters out, and we see in these special elections that have happened across the country that they are not coming out. [...] I think that Sherrod Brown here functions almost more as the incumbent. He has some strength now.
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Last week, the Senate Leadership Fund, the Senate's leadership's main Republican super PAC, they made their ad reservations for the fall. The most money that they were putting down was in Ohio, $79 million. That tells you that [Republicans] are very worried about this seat, and that matches the reporting that we have in this piece.
ALI VITALI: Yeah, I think that's going to be a fascinating race, especially given Brown is someone who, in presidential years, when he's faced reelection, always outperformed whoever the Democrat was on the ticket.
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/quick-clip-chance-of-democrats-taking-back-control-of-the-senate-appears-to-be-increasing-ms-now/
