Ohio Republicans were set to vote Tuesday in a crucial primary with big implications for control of the entire U.S. Senate.
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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, kicks off his 2024 re-election bid at the Columbus Firefighters Union Hall in downtown Columbus, Ohio in December. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
Democrats are backing Moreno in the dogfight with state Sen. Matt Dolan and Secretary of State Frank LaRose mostly because polls show Brown with a better chance of fending off a challenge from the lesser known and more extreme candidate.
The Buckeye State is now lurching fast to the right in the age of Trump, making it a very tricky hold for Democrats up and down the ballot.
But Moreno is considered the weakest of the three GOP candidates in the race to unseat Brown, who is a familiar name after nearly two decades in office.
