A poll conducted by ActiVote during the las two weeks of October revealed that the Ohio Senate race between incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown and businessman Bernie Moreno is in a dead heat, with the latter just slightly ahead by two percentage points. However, another one by Trafalgar Group, sponsored by the GOP and undertaken from October 25 to 28, shows the Democrat ahead by less than 1 percentage point, a clear sign of just how razor-thin the contest has become.
As both parties vie for position, the race has also become known for another distinction: it is currently the most expensive non-presidential campaign in U.S. history, surpassing $500 million in spending. The race will seemingly come down to the wire and, in that regard, Latinos in the state have emerged as a critical group, as they have more than doubled their numbers since the turn of the century and currently represent around 285,000 voters in the Buckeye State.
