DAVID MARCUS: In Dayton, Ohio, both parties face bitter political despondency

Generally, on reporting trips, the job begins once I land on the ground, hence, "on the ground reporting." But in Dayton, Ohio, I got my first tidbit of information in the air, looking out of my plane’s window to a large farm field below with the giant words, "Trump 28," blasted onto it like a crop circle.

It was a reminder that President Donald Trump won the Buckeye State by 11 points in 2024, and, yet, both the Senate and gubernatorial races here are proving uphill climbs for the GOP’s respective nominees — Sen.