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Donald Trump and Joe Biden both vanquished their competition in New Hampshire, but down-ballot races are also heating up. And at a series of debates this week, both Trump’s and Biden’s presence loomed large.
In Ohio on Monday, three Republicans running in the March 19 primary for the right to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown wasted no time trying to out-Trump one another. Businessman Bernie Moreno has Trump’s endorsement, a fact he mentioned repeatedly during the debate. Secretary of State Frank LaRose pledged to stand with Trump, while state Sen. Matt Dolan, who has in the past sought to put some distance between himself and the former president, boasted that he’s the only candidate in the race who’s enacted Trump policies.