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Annie Andrews, South Carolina’s Democratic Senate nominee, will hold a town hall this afternoon as she attempts to defeat Republican Sen. Darline Graham.

President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. Aaron Schwartz / Getty

Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and “the Ohio Republican ticket” are expected to begin an 11-day statewide bus tour today.

It's unclear if GOP Sen. Jon Husted, who's locked in a competitive race for re-election, will join the effort.

Local Democrats and activist groups have said they plan to hold protests around some of the planned stops today in Strongsville, Powell and Circleville.

Ramaswamy has faced significant backlash from both Democrats and some Republicans for launching a $4 million campaign ad this week featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton.

In the ad, Acton's mother, Donna Arthur, calls her a "liar" and says Ohioans should not vote for her. Acton has talked about having been sexually abused by her mother's husband as a child — an account corroborated by her brother — and has not spoken with her mother for nearly five decades.

Trump defended the spot in a lengthy Truth Social post yesterday, calling it "a…

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