A race we've been following closely, Ohio's U.S. Senate campaign, got tighter this morning, according to new polls from Marist and the Washington Post.
Why it matters: Ohio is the most expensive Senate race in the nation. It's driven in no small part by crypto money that's poured in to support Bernie Moreno, the Republican challenger to Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown.
The latest: Marist shows Brown leading 50% to 48%, but that's within its 2.9% margin of error.
The Washington Post puts it closer: Brown leading, 48% to 47%, with a 3.5% margin of error.
That's either a four- or five-point jump for Moreno, since the late September New York Times/Siena poll.
Between the lines: Brown has been seen as an obstacle to moving crypto legislation in the Senate, which is why so much attention has been on the Senate Ag Committee.
Moreno has launched a blockchain company.
What they're saying: "Before our investment, one of the leading anti-crypto senators was on a path to victory. Now a pro-crypto leader is in a position to win," a Defend American Jobs spokesperson tells Axios.
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