Undecided voters could make for an unpredictable Ohio primary outcome
CNN
Hoping to push himself over the edge with Republican voters in the final hours of the Ohio Senate GOP primary contest, J.D. Vance arrived at a town hall outside of Columbus on Monday with two populist icons who were familiar faces to many in the crowd: Sen. Josh Hawley and conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
In the final days of his campaign, the "Hillbilly Elegy" author has pulled out all the stops, from traversing the state with high-profile surrogates, calling in favors from former President Donald Trump and flooding the airwaves with his final campaign ads. But there were still plenty of undecided voters at his second stop of the day.
Some came with questions they were hoping to get answered. Still hung up on the insults Vance hurled at Trump and his supporters during the 2016 presidential cycle, they wanted to see for themselves if his new alliance with the former President seemed genuine. Others arrived with truly open ears. Not yet sold on a candidate, they came to learn more about Trump's man in the race and why he awarded his coveted endorsement last month to a political newcomer like Vance.
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