Most Ohio Republicans stayed quiet for days, and Trump himself downplayed the allegations, telling reporters he would look at the matter but that so far it amounted to accusations. With the ballot deadline hours away, Ohio's 7th District, which Trump carried by 11 points, is a seat Republicans should hold easily. "It’s not so great, though, for a Republican Party that does, every so often, have to face a general electorate in a blue wave year. That’s why Max Miller may be on the verge of losing a seat the GOP was expected to win. And that’s why Republicans’ fascist propaganda may, for once, be not a life raft but an anchor when the blue wave hits," Berlatsky concluded.