JUST IN: President Biden issues a last-minute endorsement of Democrat Allison Russo in special congressional election in Ohio.
The overall demographics of the district, which includes the Columbus suburbs and stretches into rural and working-class counties in southern Ohio, favors Carey. Trump won the Ohio 15th by 14 percentage points in 2020. But Stivers — a more-moderate Republican who backed a different candidate in the primary and has expressed an eagerness for the GOP to move past Trump — won by 27 points.
Russo, who wrestled her state legislative district away from Republicans in 2018, has presented herself as a pragmatist who eschews ideological labels. “President Biden is a leader who understands how important it is that we deliver for Ohio,” Russo said Monday. “I am proud to have his support and I look forward to working with him and both parties to build opportunity for Ohio working families — from creating good-paying jobs to investing in our crumbling infrastructure to making healthcare more affordable.”
Biden’s endorsement comes amid a rush of late national interest in the race. The National Republican Congressional Committee has been airing ads in coordination with Carey, and
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