Ahead of Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary in Ohio, former President Donald Trump has found an unlikely ally: Democrats.
Trump has endorsed Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno in the three-way primary between Moreno, state Sen. Matt Dolan and Secretary of State Frank LaRose. A group affiliated with the Senate Majority Fund, a PAC that tries to grow the Democratic majority in the Senate, has spent $2.7 million in ads to boost Moreno in the primary.
The increasingly nasty primary will determine which Republican will face off against Sen. Sherrod Brown in November. As the sole statewide Democrat in a state Trump won twice, Brown’s seat is a key pickup opportunity for Republicans.