COLUMBUS, Ohio – When Donald Trump Jr. took the stage in central Ohio last week, he didn’t waste a beat before explaining why he was there .
“A lot of people, even the campaign people, say, ‘Don, why are you going to Ohio? It’s not a swing state. It’s MAGA country,'” Trump Jr. told the crowd in Mount Vernon, about 40 miles northeast of the state capital in Columbus. “And it is. But the reality is this: We need a full slate of Republicans in office to help my father.”
Trump Jr. and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear , a Democrat, were among a slate of surrogates who barnstormed Ohio over the past week to get their respective candidates, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Bernie Moreno , across the finish line.
Former president Bill Clinton will join Brown and other Ohio Democrats for a rally in Cleveland Monday.
The visitors underscored the high stakes in a $467 million race that’s now the most expensive non-presidential contest on record, according to AdImpact .