Democrats seek new claim on working class in Senate battles: The Note
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Democrats emerging this primary season will find themselves drafting behind some messaging of the president, whose working-class roots are part of his political identity.
The TAKE with Rick Klein
Shortly after securing his party's nomination late Tuesday, one candidate for Senate released a video accusing his rival of liking San Francisco more than Ohio, favoring "globalization and free trade" and reveling in appearances on CNN and at "Washington cocktail parties."
His party affiliation might surprise a few folks. Those were the words of Democratic nominee Tim Ryan, squaring up against Trump-backed Republican J.D. Vance in what figures to be a populist showdown in Ohio where the Democrat will not surrender working-class votes.
It's emerging as a trend in key Senate races -- in part because of the types of candidates the GOP, under the influence of former President Donald Trump, is putting forward. Vance rose to prominence on the "Hillbilly Elegy" tale of him leaving rural Ohio for Yale Law School and working for Peter Theil's venture capital firm.