Reporter's Notebook: New York Times comes to Sandusky

SANDUSKY — The New York Times came to the Sandusky area to cover the campaign of Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and you might know some of the people quoted in the article. He has a War Chest and an "R" by His Name. Will Enough Voters Like Him? is a long piece that ran in the Times on April 15. Penned by Campbell Robertson, a Times reporter who covers a large area of the country, including Pennsylvania and Ohio, the piece focuses on Ramaswamy's challenges as he looks to take on Democrat Dr. Amy Acton in November. The piece states it was reported from Lakeside, Sandusky, Cleveland and Columbus, and it quotes two Erie County Republicans. R obertson attended Ramaswamy's April 7 town hall meeting at Lakeside Chautauqua, which focused on Lake Erie. The reporter was also present for the Lincoln Day dinner, also on April 7, that drew more than 500 Republicans to the Sandusky-area Kalahari Resorts & Conventions. Caleb Stidham, chairman of the Erie County Republican Party, told Robertson that Ramaswamy "has worked the state harder than any politician I've seen." Retired pastor John Adams also talked to the Times and said people in Ohio are still getting to know Ramaswamy. Register readers who want to read the piece can find the online version of this article on our website, where they can access a gift link to read the paywalled article.