Trump heads to Ohio as US midterm campaigns press voters on costs

President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in Ohio on Wednesday, October 28, for Republican Senate candidate Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, CBS News reported. The visit comes in the final week before the November 3 US midterm elections, as more than 35 million people had already voted early by Tuesday, according to a University of Florida Election Lab count cited by CBS.

CBS rates the Ohio Senate contest between Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown as a toss-up. It said Trump campaigned in Texas on Tuesday, October 27, and Mississippi on Monday, October 26, during a week of campaign stops. His Ohio appearance was scheduled; CBS had not reported that it had taken place.

Why the final campaign week matters

In Texas, PBS NewsHour reported that the economy and the cost of everyday necessities were prominent concerns in the campaign’s final week. Texas voter Susan Campos described struggling to pay for gas and groceries and said she wanted candidates who supported people dealing with those costs. Her account illustrates a concern heard in PBS’s Texas report; it does not establish how voters nationwide will cast their ballots.

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico made affordability part of his appeal in El Paso. In remarks shown by PBS, he blamed rising health premiums and what he called an affordability crisis on political deals and tax cuts for billionaires. Those were Talarico’s campaign claims, rather than established explanations for the costs voters face.

South Texas voters describe competing concerns

Euronews reported that some Hispanic voters in South Texas who backed Trump in 2024 now express disappointment with Republicans over the economy, immigration and living costs. It also reported that some remain disappointed with Democrats over immigration reform. These accounts describe the views of voters Euronews featured, without establishing how widely either view is held.

In the Rio Grande Valley, community advocates are urging eligible voters to take part despite fears surrounding immigration enforcement, Euronews reported. That concern adds another dimension to the campaign’s final days in South Texas, where the report found criticism of both parties alongside appeals for participation.

Nationally, a Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted October 22–26 put Democratic support at 47% and Republican support at 36%, according to Al Jazeera. That national measure provides context for the campaign push, while the Ohio race remains a separate state contest that CBS assesses as close.