TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s identity is tied in many ways to what it has made for generations — steel, cars, glass, tires and, yes, even footballs.

While manufacturing alone no longer dominates the state’s economy, its fortunes and the fate of its political leaders still rise and fall with the health of the industries that have shaped Ohio.

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