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Doyle McManus: National Democrats are ignoring Ohio’s Senate race. Are they blowing an opportunity?

WASHINGTON — Three weeks before election day, the race for control of the U.S. Senate sits on a razor’s edge. The stakes are enormous. With Republicans expected to win a majority in the House of Representatives, a GOP-led Senate could help the House dismantle President Biden’s agenda. A Democratic-led Senate, on the other hand, could defend Biden’s programs and confirm his nominees, including ...
Vance, left, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, shakes hands with former President Donald Trump during a rally hosted by the former president at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio.

WASHINGTON — Three weeks before election day, the race for control of the U.S. Senate sits on a razor’s edge.

The stakes are enormous. With Republicans expected to win a majority in the House of Representatives, a GOP-led Senate could help the House dismantle President Biden’s agenda. A Democratic-led Senate, on the other hand, could defend Biden’s programs and confirm his nominees, including to the Supreme Court if a vacancy opens.

So the course of national politics over the next two years or more depends on the

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