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Ohio Democrat Pulls Off Stunning 20-Point Swing in Trump Country (w/ Don Leonard)

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Miller, T. (2026, November 6). Ohio Democrat Pulls Off Stunning 20-Point Swing in Trump Country (w/ Don Leonard). The Bulwark. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/ohio-democrat-pulls-off-stunning

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The Bulwark · collected 2026-11-06 · by Tim Miller commentary

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Don Leonard, an Ohio Democrat, won a surprising victory against a Republican incumbent in a district that President Trump carried by 10 points. The congressman-elect discusses his win, his arrest at a protest, plans to dismantle ICE, criticisms of how Trump treats Haitian immigrants, and his view that JD Vance has abandoned his working-class roots.
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📰 Ohio Democrat Wins Unexpected Swing
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Democrat Haitian ICE Ohio Republican

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Don Leonard PERSON · 3× Ohio GPE · 3× Trump PERSON · 3× Republican NORP · 2× Democrat NORP · 1× Haitian NORP · 1× ICE ORG · 1× JD Vance PERSON · 1× Tim Miller PERSON · 1×

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The congressman-elect joins Tim Miller to discuss how he did it, his arrest at a No Kings protest, his plans to dismantle ICE, Trump’s treatment of Haitian immigrants, and why he believes JD Vance has betrayed his working-class roots.
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2026-11-06 · The Bulwark
Ohio Democrat Pulls Off Stunning 20-Point Swing in Trump Country (w/ Don Leonard) · assertive framing

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Ohio Democrat Pulls Off Stunning 20-Point Swing in Trump Country (w/ Don Leonard) asserted
Democrat → pull → Leonard
Don Leonard just pulled off a stunning upset in Ohio, defeating a Republican incumbent in a district Trump won by 10 points. asserted
Trump → pull → points
Don Leonard just pulled off a stunning upset in Ohio, defeating a Republican incumbent in a district Trump won by 10 points. asserted
Trump → pull → points
The congressman-elect joins Tim Miller to discuss how he did it, his arrest at a No Kings protest, his plans to dismantle ICE, Trump’s treatment of Haitian immigrants, and why he believes JD Vance has betrayed his working-class roots. asserted
Vance → join → roots
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