Republicans have their sights set on ousting Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) from a seat President Donald Trump won by double digits. But they could be unsuccessful yet again, given the baggage of the GOP candidates most likely to be nominated.
Kaptur, the longest tenured woman in Congress, has served for over four decades, despite the Ohio GOP’s best effort to draw her out via mid-decade redistricting. Kaptur’s seat went from having voted for President Donald Trump by 7 percentage points in 2024 to 11 percentage points in a new map drawn by the state legislature last year.
Yet, the wily 79-year-old Democrat could get a lucky break because of the caliber of candidates the GOP is likely to nominate for the general election.
“No matter who emerges from Republicans’ ugly primary battle tomorrow, we’re not seeing a candidate in that field who can consolidate support or seriously threaten Marcy Kaptur in
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