Donald Trump Campaigns In Ohio

What happened

Updated Oct 28, 7:00pm ET

President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Chillicothe, Ohio, to support Republican candidates. He appeared Wednesday for Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who is challenging former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, and Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy, who faces Democrat Amy Acton. Trump said he was trying to boost the party’s candidates and help Republicans retain control of Congress. The Senate race is closely watched because it could help decide control of the chamber. Newsweek cited polling showing Brown ahead of Husted by 3.3 percentage points, with prediction markets also favoring Brown. The rally was Trump’s third Ohio stop that month, at an indoor athletic facility on Ohio University’s Chillicothe campus.

How the left told it

Left-leaning outlets framed the rally as a sign of strain around Trump’s campaign image and GOP races. AlterNet described the unusually small venue as a retreat from Trump’s stadium-filling image. Raw Story cast the stop as an effort to bolster Republicans in close races and as a test of whether Trump would later inflate the crowd.

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets framed the rally around turnout, Republican control of Congress, and grassroots enthusiasm. The Washington Examiner described Trump’s Ohio stop as a late push to boost Republican candidates and help preserve the party’s control of Congress. Emphasizing the scene outside the venue, The Gateway Pundit reported that supporters lined up hours before Trump spoke.