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Vance Campaigns in Lima, Attacks Acton, Boosts Ohio GOP

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC · How we work

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Vance calls Acton crazy

Vice President JD Vance held a rally in Lima, Ohio, on Oct. 9, 2026.
The rally was part of a GOP push to raise turnout in Ohio’s tightly contested Senate and governor races, both within single-digit margins.
Vance labeled Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton “crazy” during the Lima speech.
CNN poll of 760 voters showed Brown leading Republican Jon Husted by six points.

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Vice President JD Vance held a rally in Lima, Ohio, on Oct. 9, 2026.
Acton was accused by Vance of lockdowns and mask mandates that deprived families, with Vance joking about meeting her at a bar over alcohol problems.
The Lima stop supported Republican Senate hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy and Senator Jon Husted.
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Monday after Vance’s event.

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On November 2 2004, incumbent Republican George W. Bush won Ohio’s 20 electoral votes by a 2.11 percent margin, turning the swing state into the election’s tipping point and prompting the documentary *So Goes the Nation*. Since 2016 Ohio has shifted toward the GOP, a trend echoed today in JD Vance’s Lima rally and Donald Trump’s Youngstown stop for the Senate.

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Vance calls Acton crazy

Vice President JD Vance held a rally in Lima, Ohio, on Oct. 9, 2026.
The rally was part of a GOP push to raise turnout in Ohio’s tightly contested Senate and governor races, both within single-digit margins.
Vance labeled Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton “crazy” during the Lima speech.
CNN poll of 760 voters showed Brown leading Republican Jon Husted by six points.

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