Democrat Tim Ryan is running against his own party – it could help him win
by Chris McGreal in Dayton, Ohio from US news | The Guardian on (#65HTC)
In an increasingly red state, Ohio Senate hopeful Ryan blames Democrats as much as Republicans for failing the working class
Tim Ryan stood in the middle of the electrical workers union hall, facing the signs declaring he puts Workers First", and prepared to call for a revolution of sorts.
But this was Dayton, Ohio, where patriotism and religion are largely unquestioned even if political loyalties are fluid. So first came the national anthem and then the prayers.
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