In 1970, Young did not seek reelection and the seat was open. Businessman Howard Metzenbaum, Young's former campaign manager, was backed by the Ohio Democratic party and major labor unions, which provided him a significant funding advantage over Glenn. Glenn's camp persuaded him to be thrifty during the primary so he could save money for the general election. By the end of the primary campaign, Metzenbaum was spending four times as much as Glenn. Glenn was defeated in the Democratic primary by Metzenbaum (who received 51 percent of the vote to Glenn's 49 percent). Some prominent Democrats said Glenn was a "hapless political rube", and one newspaper called him "the ultimate square".
in 1970 young did not seek reelection and the seat was open businessman howard metzenbaum young's former campaign manager was backed by the ohio democratic party and major labor unions which provided him a significant funding advantage over glenn glenn's camp persuaded him to be thrifty during the primary so he could save money for the general election by the end of the primary campaign metzenbaum was spending four times as much as glenn glenn was defeated in the democratic primary by metzenbaum (who received 51 percent of the vote to glenn's 49 percent) some prominent democrats said glenn was a "hapless political rube" and one newspaper called him "the ultimate square"