Midterm campaigns make final push as early voters hit the polls
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and early voting is underway throughout the country.
Key points
- Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor, skipped a Tuesday GOP rally in Lima, Ohio, that other statewide Republican candidates attended.
- Sen. John Husted, Lt. Gov. Rob McColley, Sen. Bernie Moreno, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Dr. Mehmet Oz took part in the Lima event.
- President Trump is set to campaign in Ohio on Wednesday night and has backed Ramaswamy despite the ad controversy.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor, was absent from a Tuesday rally in Lima, Ohio, where other prominent GOP candidates campaigned, CBS News reports. He was the only statewide Republican candidate not at the event.
Those who attended included Sen. John Husted, Lt. Gov. Rob McColley, the state's senior senator Bernie Moreno, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the current administrator of Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Trump to campaign in Ohio
President Trump plans to campaign in Ohio on Wednesday night. The article states that Trump has expressed support for Ramaswamy following his controversial ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother.
Republican reaction to ad
Several Ohio Republicans have distanced themselves from Ramaswamy over the ad. The article does not say whether any of them commented at the Lima rally.
