COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio state Rep. Derek Merrin is running the playbook of most Republicans hoping to unseat a Democratic incumbent in Congress: focus on immigration and tie your opponent to the low approval ratings of President Joe Biden.

He pitches himself as a “rock solid conservative” who would help stop the “invasion” of illegal immigrants at the southern border.

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