Ohio becomes midterm battleground after years of Republican wins
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- PBS NewsHour reports: “In recent presidential elections, Ohio has become a reliably Republican state. But in this year's midterms, it's once again a battleground. The races for governor and U.S. Senate are both seen as t…”
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