Democrats are betting that a sharp shift in voter attitudes since the 2024 election will power them to major national gains in next year’s midterm elections.
Nowhere is that more true than in the Ohio Senate race.
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown formally entered the state’s Senate race on Monday, less than a year after voters rejected the blue-collar Democrat’s bid for a fourth term and after months of speculation that he might run for governor or retire from public life altogether instead. He’ll take on Republican Sen. Jon Husted in what both parties expect will be a competitive race that Democrats likely need to win to have any chance at claiming a majority in the Senate.