Republican J.D. Vance has opened a narrow edge over Democrat Tim Ryan in the Senate race in Ohio, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, as President Joe Biden’s unpopularity complicates the campaign by the moderate Democratic congressman to flip a GOP-held seat. Vance leads 47%-45%, a shift from Ryan’s one-point advantage last month, 47%-46%. …
Vance is embracing Donald Trump — “J.D. is kissing my ass,” the former president boasted at a rally last month — but Ryan has distanced himself from Biden on student-loan forgiveness, border control and other issues. The poll makes it clear why that makes political sense. CONTINUED
Susan Page, USA Today
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