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As Trump Travels To Ohio His Economic Policies Are Devastating Families – And Ohio Republicans Are Having To Own It

COLUMBUS, OH – When President Donald Trump comes to Ohio tomorrow, he’ll be greeted by a state where families are struggling under the weight of his broken promises to lower costs on “day one.” He’ll also see a state where Republican candidates up and down the ballot are being forced to own his disastrous economic policies that are raising costs, like the reckless war with Iran that is devastating communities and raising gas prices, the tariffs that are hurting Ohio small businesses and raising the price of goods for consumers, and the healthcare cuts that are ripping away Ohioans’ healthcare so Republicans can pay for more tax breaks for billionaires.

“Ohioans are struggling all across our state because Donald Trump and Washington Republicans chose to push tariffs that hurt Ohio small businesses, double down on a reckless war with Iran that is devastating our communities, and rip away healthcare from Ohio families to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and corporate special interests,” said Ohio Democratic Party Communications Director Marisa Nahem. “Ohioans of all political backgrounds are seeing clearly that Trump and Republican candidates up and down the ballot are raising costs at every turn, but instead of focusing on lowering costs, Trump is coming to Ohio to play games. Ohioans deserve better and they’re going to make sure every Ohio Republican knows it in November.”

Nationally, alarm bells are blaring for Ohio Republicans with the Buckeye State getting attention for becoming “one of the GOP’s biggest headaches for the midterms” as “Republicans are struggling up and down the ballot in the Rust Belt state.” Recent Cook Political Report analysis also emphasized that thanks to Donald Trump’s disastrous economic policies, his political problems could have “metastasized and spread to infect Republican candidates on the November ballot in swing states and districts.”

While Trump has made clear that he doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation, Ohioans are reading all about how his economic policies are devastating Ohio families. Check out some of what Ohioans are reading about Donald Trump and Ohio Republicans’ economic agenda:

Ohio Capital Journal: Regional businesses say Iran war, Trump tariffs are increasing prices, hurting the economy

Statehouse News Bureau: Report: more than half a million Ohioans could lose Medicaid coverage in next decade

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio will lose 51,000 jobs, $5.3 billion due to Trump cuts by 2029, new analysis finds

Signal Ohio: Electric bills hit new highs across Ohio, state data shows

WOWK: Ohio leaders and residents voice concerns over rising energy costs

Dayton Daily News: Dayton residents decry Medicaid, SNAP cuts

Cleveland.com: Trump policies have cost Ohio households thousands since January 2025, report finds

The Columbus Dispatch: Ohioans under Obamacare to see health costs spike or lose coverage if tax credits expire

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio ratepayers’ summer electric bills could top $800, report says

Cleveland.com: Gas prices jump 30 cents in Northeast Ohio, top $4 per gallon

Ohio Capital Journal: One year after biggest SNAP cuts ever, 100,000 Ohioans without help, state bracing for costs

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On National Lazy Day, Reminder That Vivek Ramaswamy Called Ohioans “Lazy” and “Mediocre”

Columbus, Ohio- It’s National Lazy Day, and here’s your reminder that Vivek Ramaswamy called Ohioans “lazy” and “mediocre” in a social media rant just months before launching his campaign for governor of Ohio.

Ramaswamy’s negative views of the state he’s running to lead are on full display. In addition to calling Ohioans “lazy,” Ramaswamy has said Ohio is “not the best” state, called Medicaid and Medicare “mistakes” and claimed the “perceived” rising cost of living is only in Ohioans’ imaginations.

Workers in Zanesville, Toledo, Lima, and Martins Ferry have called out Ramaswamy’s out-of-touch comments that prove he has no clue what workers are going through and doesn’t care.

“Happy National Lazy Day to everyone except Vivek Ramaswamy! Ohio’s workers aren’t lazy; they’re the best in the world,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Ohioans can’t trust a billionaire who thinks our workers are lazy to lower costs for their families.”

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This Week in #OHGov: Another Week, Another Scam

Columbus, Ohio- This week, Ohioans heard even more about Vivek Ramaswamy’s policy scams and his plans to be the most pro-data center governor in state history. Additionally, Ramaswamy is still facing fallout from the viral video of him getting booed off the stage at a grassroots conservative conference.

Data Center Deception: Vivek Ramaswamy rolled out his latest policy scam, and this time he’s lying to Ohioans about his stance on data centers. After publicly praising data center expansion on numerous occasions, Ramaswamy is now lying about his stance in a desperate attempt to save his struggling campaign. 

Ramaswamy has millions invested in data centers and is once again putting his financial portfolio ahead of the needs of Ohioans. He has repeatedly said he wants more data centers in Ohio and praised them as “good” and a “good thing.” In just over one month, he praised data centers on 10 separate occasions. 

Winners vs. Whiners: During remarks at the 2026 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention in Cincinnati, Vivek Ramaswamy was booed off the stage after telling young people his generation had already made it and would be just fine. Ramaswamy is already known for calling Ohioans lazy and mediocre and his dim views of the state he’s running to lead are obvious. No wonder he’s still going viral for getting booed off stage.

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REALITY CHECK: Vivek Ramaswamy ❤️ Data Centers

Columbus, Ohio-  Unsurprisingly, Vivek Ramaswamy is lying again while data centers are driving costs even higher for Ohioans in communities around the state. In a desperate attempt to stop Ohioans from learning that he is the pro-data center candidate in this race, Ramaswamy has come out with yet another scam policy while refusing to join Dr. Amy Acton’s call for a conditional data center moratorium. 

Ramaswamy has millions invested in data centers and is once again putting his financial portfolio ahead of the needs of Ohioans. He has repeatedly said he wants more data centers in Ohio and praised them as “good” and a “good thing.” In just over one month, he praised data centers on 10 separate occasions. 

Ramaswamy even flew to Utah to keynote a conference on “accelerating the AI data center buildout.” His running mate voted for legislation that made Ohio more attractive to data centers and said “It’s to Ohio’s benefit to have data centers.”

“Vivek Ramaswamy can’t stop lying about his data center scam that would line his own pockets while raising costs for Ohioans. Ohioans already know we can’t believe a word he says. The truth is Ramaswamy is the pro-data center candidate who would raise costs for Ohioans while making more money for himself,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer.

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WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING: ‘Electric bills hit new highs across Ohio, state data shows’

SIGNAL OHIO: ‘An average Ohioan’s July electric bill will be 12% higher than 2025 and 62% higher than 2015, new cost data show.’

COLUMBUS, OHIO — New reporting shows that electric bills will “likely hit record highs for millions of Ohioans when July bills go out this month” — thanks to Jon Husted. 

Jon Husted’s policies have sent electric rates soaring for Ohioans:

  • Now, Husted is blaming hardworking Ohioans for utility rate increases caused by the record number of data centers that he brought to the state.
  • Husted played a key role in the FirstEnergy bribery scheme, the largest public corruption scandal in Ohio that delivered a billion dollar bailout to utilities. 
  • Husted’s corruption involving the FirstEnergy scandal has contributed to electricity costs for Ohioans increasing by $663 a year.

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

“Jon Husted’s policies have sent electricity rates soaring for families across our state, but he’d rather blame hardworking Ohioans themselves and lecture them to work even harder. Jon Husted could not be more out of touch with the people of Ohio, and they will hold him accountable in November.” 

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Signal Ohio: Electric bills hit new highs across Ohio, state data shows

  • Electric bills will likely hit record highs for millions of Ohioans when July bills go out this month, driven by rising rates, new systemic demand and a heat dome that lingered over much of the Midwest. 
  • New data from the Ohio Utility Rate Survey – a state publication based on cost data from utilities – shows the electric bill for a residential electric customer using an average amount of power hit record levels in Cleveland ($189), Dayton ($188) and Akron ($184) in July. 
  • It’s not much better elsewhere. Columbus’ July ($198.53) is $1 from the high watermark in May 2024. Toledo ($175) was about $6 off from its June 2023 record. Cincinnati’s July bill ($171) is just $1 short of the local record set last June.
  • On a statewide basis, that means July bills are 12% higher than last year and a whopping 62% higher than they were a decade ago.
  • A development boom for data centers, the energy-intensive megafacilities serving the artificial intelligence sector, adds to that demand systemically.
  • For a Columbus household, in American Electric Power Ohio’s service territory, 900 kilowatt-hours in July 2016 cost $118. Today, that’s about $199. That’s a difference of $81 more for the month. The 10-year spike is similarly seen across the state.

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