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The 2024 U.S. Senate race in Ohio between three-term progressive populistPopulist, populism Senator Sherrod BrownBrown, Sherrod (D) and Colombian-born car dealer magnate Bernie MorenoMoreno, Bernie (R) hinged less on the candidates and their strategies than it did on what Ohio had become since Donald J. Trump first carried the state in 2016: a red, Make America Great Again (MAGAMake America Great Again (MAGA))-dominated state, awash with electioneering cash from outside interests, in which Trump’s endorsement in a primary is sufficient to elevate his preferred candidate into the general election. The contest highlighted how potent feelings of economic and cultural grievance have come to define Ohio’s political sensibility in the era of Trump. “Economically, culturally and politically, Ohio is more like Missouri now than Virginia…” according to one observer (HealyHealy, Patrick 2024). Brown was the last elected Democrat in statewide office and a renowned champion of policy initiatives focused on the dignity of work. His defeat meant that the fundamentality of Ohio’s partisan change was beyond debate.

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Ohio U.S. Senate Race: Farewell to the Last Statewide Elected Democrat

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    2025年

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  • Douglas M. Brattebo

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The 2024 U.S. Senate race in Ohio between three-term progressive populistPopulist, populism Senator Sherrod BrownBrown, Sherrod (D) and Colombian-born car dealer magnate Bernie MorenoMoreno, Bernie (R) hinged less on the candidates and their strategies than it did on what Ohio had become since Donald J. Trump first carried the state in 2016: a red, Make America Great Again (MAGAMake America Great Again (MAGA))-dominated state, awash with electioneering cash from outside interests, in which Trump’s endorsement in a primary is sufficient to elevate his preferred candidate into the general election. The contest highlighted how potent feelings of economic and cultural grievance have come to define Ohio’s political sensibility in the era of Trump. “Economically, culturally and politically, Ohio is more like Missouri now than Virginia…” according to one observer (HealyHealy, Patrick 2024). Brown was the last elected Democrat in statewide office and a renowned champion of policy initiatives focused on the dignity of work. His defeat meant that the fundamentality of Ohio’s partisan change was beyond debate.