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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jul 23, 2020, 07:10 AM Jul 2020

Will Larry Householder's $60 million GOP scandal hand Ohio to Biden? Democrat s hope so. Experts say [View all]

Will Larry Householder's $60 million GOP scandal hand Ohio to Biden? Dems hope so. Experts say not so fast


Polls already indicated Donald Trump has lost support in Ohio, a key state he won by eight percentage points in 2016.

Democrats hope the arrest of Republican Speaker of the House Larry Householder and top Republican operatives might put the state, and therefore the White House, out of reach for the president.

The $60 million racketeering and bribery investigation that resulted in the arrest of Householder and four others is one of the largest money laundering cases in state history.

Democrats have wasted no time trying to capitalize on the scandal, asking Ohioans to send a message by voting for their ticket, from Joe Biden on down to local offices.

Read more: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/22/election-2020-could-republican-scandal-cost-trump-ohio/5485309002/
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