Jessica Contrera

Hi! I've joined the @nytimes. I'm going to be telling stories from my home state of Ohio, as well as West Virginia, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania. Grateful for your tips: jessica.contrera@nytimes.com.

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Here in attack ad packed Ohio, voters will decide today if this place might still be a swing state after all. But the intensity of political divisions has already changed how it feels here.

A story, from a dog park, about what these divisions can do:

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“We couldn’t see it,” said Missy Hartman, 58, a baker at a grocery store.

“It’s a middle-aged ass,” said Karen Tetrick, 52, who owns an apartment complex. “I should know, I have one.”

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She was tackled, held down and punched as the president of the United States called her “scum,” “low-class,” and “a fat guy.” No one has been charged.

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Who Wants To Be A Billionaire (In The Midterms)?

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