Trump Launches 7-State Campaign Blitz as GOP Fights to Hold Ohio and Iowa
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 19
Trump Launches 7-State Campaign Blitz as GOP Fights to Hold Ohio and Iowa
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 19
Summary
Seven stops in seven days begin Monday in Wichita, Kansas, as Donald Trump intensifies late campaigning with 15 days left before Election Day.
Ohio has become the clearest warning sign for Republicans: the Senate special election has drawn more than $466 million, and Trump and JD Vance are making repeated visits to shore up GOP nominee Jon Husted.
Crypto super PAC Defend American Jobs has raised its Ohio spending to more than $45 million against Democrat Sherrod Brown, while GOP strategists privately describe the race as a "nail-biter" and criticize Husted's campaign.
Iowa is also tightening, with the RNC and Ashley Hinson's campaign increasing their coordinated ad buy to $4.1 million, likely rising to $5 million, as Republicans watch whether down-ballot Democrats gain traction.
The blitz underscores a broader Republican retrenchment across the party's former red-wall states, where internal blame is already surfacing as Trump allies worry his closing message is being diluted by distractions.