Donald Trump Endorsement Endorses JD Vance for GOP Senate Nomination in Ohio

CINCINNATI, OHIO — Just weeks after former President Donald Trump gave him his endorsement, one-time author and venture capitalist turned Republican Senate nominee J.D. Vance into the nomination. Republican Party for Ohio’s Senate seat on Tuesday night, reinforcing the argument that Trump remains king in the Republican Party.

The AP news agency calls the race for Vance a little after 9:30 p.m. EDT, with Vance holding a decisive lead over the rest of the field. His closest competitor, former state treasurer Josh Mandel, appeared to be at least seven points behind with two-thirds of the vote in favor — 31 percent to 24 percent.

Vance’s victory shows the weight that Trump’s wishes can still have in the red – Trump beat President Joe Biden in Ohio by 8 percentage points – both with voters and donors.

Vance spent much of his Senate campaign struggling behind the Republican nomination pool, unable to outrun Ohio voters, and lagging behind entrepreneurs Mike Gibbons and Mandel — the latter desperately backing the MAGA vote with calls to be more overt and outrageous to Trump than Vance was willing to rally.

But it was Vance who ultimately secured Trump’s good fortune. And after receiving Trump’s endorsement, Vance rose to the top of the polls for the first time in the contest and could not be arrested.

At the start, the Republican race to replace retired Senator Rob Portman morphed into a contest much like the Trump Nod Nod—with every candidate making scientific statements. grand openings, making trips to Mar-a-Lago and appearing with friends and allies of Trumpworld.

That “race to the bottom” manifests itself through months of infighting, skepticism and increasingly transparent calls to win the heart of a decisive MAGA establishment. Palm lines cause skepticism among Ohio Republicans, reflected in opinion polls as a nagging uncertainty, with the majority of supporters behind any given candidate. signal that they are prepared to change their mind before Election Day.

Trump himself captured that uncertainty – intentionally or not – at a rally the weekend before the ballots were cast by declaring his allegiance to a Vance-Mandel chimera: “JD Mandel.”

When Trump later attempted to set the record in a joint phone call with Vance, he effectively reaffirmed his apparent political pantheism, admitting to the audience that he liked all the applications. candidate, congratulate yourself for the “courage” that ultimately needs to be weighed. The “mess” that the malicious campaign has created.

As a testament to the effects of that toxicity, the sole moderate advocate, state senator Matt Dolan, has gathered momentum in just weeks after Trump’s endorsement, coming in second behind Vance only few more days. Although Dolan’s home boom did not ultimately outpace the pace Vance gained from Trump’s endorsement, it had political implications, signaling that an insignificant contingent of the Ohio GOP establishment was available. willing to reject the former president.

At first, Vance seemed like an unlikely choice, given his record of insulting Trump in both public and private places. Before it was scrapped early in the primaries, Vance’s Twitter feed was filled with negative comments about the former president before and after the 2016 election, even mentioning him in a poll. chat with a former law school classmate who is the “Hilter of America. But with the help of Trump ally and Vance-backed billionaire Peter Theil, Hillbilly Elegy the author was able to work himself again with the good graces of the former president.

Vance will now face Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), in what promises to be one of the more costly and controversial Senate races in the general election.