David Niven

What is hurting John Husted is President Trump's approval rating in Ohio.

A recent New York Times-Siena poll had 60 percent of Ohioans disapproving of President Trump's performance in the Youngstown area.

The Northeast Industrial Corner of Ohio, the area that really has helped Trump win Ohio three times, the president's disapproval rating also stands at 60%.

The reasons why he is unpopular, the war in Iran, rising gas and diesel prices, something President Trump tried to downplay at his rally.

Wednesday, we heard from incumbent Congressman Greg Lansman, the Democrat in the race, and Libertarian candidate Nathan Weiss.

Joining me now for fact-checking and analysis of the race are University of Cincinnati political science professor David Niven.

Welcome back, David.

Thank you, Lucy.

I'm Lucy May.

We're back with fact-checking and analysis of the race to represent Ohio's first congressional district.

My guests are University of Cincinnati political science professor David Niven and Cincinnati Enquirer regional politics reporter Erin Glenn.

You can join the conversation, call or text 513-419-7100, or you can email talk at wvxu.org. We were talking about immigration before our break, David, and when we talked with Eric Conroy about that issue earlier this year in the recorded interview we heard just before our conversation started, he talked about the Biden administration having an open border.

It's very, very expensive, and this has been going on now for some time.

For more perspective on how all of this is playing out with just a few weeks to go until the election, I talked with University of Cincinnati political science professor David Niven.

What do you make of both major party candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton calling for a gas tax holiday at this time?

I mean, I think it's a great indicator of just how much pain Ohioans are feeling due to cost of living and gas prices are one kind of slap you in the face aspect of it.

Senator John Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

Doors to the Vandalia Butler High School Student Activity Center open at 3.30 this afternoon, with events starting around 5.30. UC political science professor David Niven shared Vandalia is about ease to draw in a large crowd instead of hitting a particular media market.

The U.S. has suspended consular services in Brazil, citing security concerns, which prompted Australia to close its embassy just before the country's presidential election.

Brazil's federal police said Friday they carried out preventative searches in Sao Paulo and near Brasilia but found no evidence of a threat.