COLUMBIANA, Ohio — Heading into Election Day two weeks ago, the Ohio race between Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Republican challenger Bernie Moreno was technically neck and neck, with Moreno having an average lead of 0.8 percentage points.

Moreno, joined by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), stopped in this picturesque Columbiana County town before speaking at the Mahoning County Lincoln Day Dinner event in Youngstown.