Vance heads home to ‘O-H-I-O’ to close out 2026 campaign trail

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Vice President JD Vance held his final rally of the 2026 campaign cycle in Swanton, Ohio, as Republicans hope to hold the U.S. Senate seat and majority in the upper chamber.

“This state made me the man that I am today. It’s where I learned to work hard. It’s where I learned to love my country,” Vance told the crowd. “It’s where I learned that the United States of America is a place where even kids from tough backgrounds can dream big and see those dreams come into reality.”

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