J.D. Vance, Tim Ryan square off on economic issues, abortion in heated Ohio Senate debate
foxnews.comU.S. Senate candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan participated in a heated debate in Cleveland on Monday night, with both candidates accusing each other of being party loyalists.
The two men are vying for retiring Senator Rob Portman's seat in one of the most closely-watched races of the 2022 midterm season.
Ryan, a 10-term Democratic congressman, sought to portray Vance as an extremist by echoing his associations with "crazies" who believe in 2020 election fraud claims and contributed to the January 6th attack.
Republican candidate Vance consequently accused Ryan of distracting from more important issues like inflation. Vance, a venture capitalist and author of "Hillbilly Elegy," suggested that Youngstown – a city that has lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs – would have prospered if Ryan had "reasonable" policies.
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