The Washington Times

Senate battle in Ohio crucial for Republican control

The Ohio contest is central to Republicans’ plan to recapture control of the Senate, and Republican challenger, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, wasted no time in painting the incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, as a creature of Washington who can’t be trusted to help repair the nation’s lagging economy.

Senate Debates Metro Thursday October 25, 2012: Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown gestures as he speaks during their final debate with GOP challenger, Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel at WCET studios Thursday October 25, 2012 in Over-the-Rhine. (Pool/ Joseph Fuqua II/The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Senate Debates Metro Thursday October 25, 2012: Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown gestures as he speaks during their final debate with GOP challenger, Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel at WCET studios Thursday October 25, 2012 in Over-the-Rhine. (Pool/ Joseph Fuqua II/The Cincinnati Enquirer)

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