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.

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) talks with supporters following a U.S. Senate debate with his opponent State Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) at WCET-TV Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Democratic candidate for U.S. SenateSen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) talks with supporters following a U.S. Senate debate with his opponent State Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) at WCET-TV Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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