Category: Ohio GOP Senate race

Polls Show Trump’s Backing Having Major Influence In Ohio GOP Senate Race

Donald Trump’s endorsement of J.D. Vance is having a powerful effect in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race. In less than two weeks, Vance has climbed from a 5.4-point deficit to Josh Mandel and surged to a commanding 22-point lead, according to a poll conducted by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates and first published by Breitbart…


J.D. Vance Confident About Ohio Senate Primary, Campaigns With Donald Trump Jr.

Lori’s Roadhouse stirred with the buzz of conversation as a crowd gathered to hear Ohio GOP U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance and Donald Trump Jr. speak on April 25 in West Chester, around 20 miles from Vance’s childhood home in Middletown. When the 1970s and 1980s classic rock soundtrack stopped, and the audience grew silent,…


Sprawling Ohio Crowd Greets Trump, Vance With Applause at Save America Rally

“America First” was the common theme among speakers at the Save America Rally on April 23 in central Ohio, where former president Donald Trump reiterated his support for J.D. Vance in the state’s GOP U.S. Senate race. “J.D. is really an America First warrior,” Trump told a sprawling and exuberant crowd. “He believes so much…


Trump Ally Peter Thiel Infuses J.D. Vance With $3.5 Million As Ohio GOP Senate Primary Nears

A week after securing the coveted endorsement from Donald Trump, Ohio GOP U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance will speak at the former president’s “Save America” rally in central Ohio on April 23. The Hillbilly Elegy author and venture capitalist will take the stage bolstered by another $3.5 million from billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel via a…


Republican Group Urges Boycott of April 23 Trump Rally

While J.D. Vance is basking in the benefits of an endorsement from Donald Trump and campaigning alongside Donald Trump Jr., a GOP group that disapproves of the former president’s decision is encouraging voters to boycott Trump’s Save America rally on April 23. The event will be held at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio…


Cruz Endorses Mandel In Ohio’s Crowded GOP Senate Race

During speeches along the campaign trail, Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel frequently talks about going to Washington D.C. with a Bible in one hand and the Constitution in the other to serve as a reinforcement for conservatives like Ohio’s U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and former president Donald Trump. Trump’s support…


Gibbons, Mandel Deal With Aftermath From On-Stage Debate Altercation

The aftermath of an on-stage altercation that saw GOP U.S. candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel nose-to-nose at a forum in suburban Columbus on March 18 continued over the weekend and spilled into March 21. Organized by FreedomWorks and moderated by conservative talk show host Brandon Boxer, the March 18 candidate forum featured the 44-year-old…


Two Ohio GOP Senate Candidates Get in Altercation During Friday Debate

An on-stage altercation between the two leading candidates in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race unfolded during a forum Friday evening. Josh Mandel, the former Ohio State Treasurer, and Ohio State Representative who for months was the front-runner in the campaign to replace retiring GOP Senator Rob Portman, has directed his attention on the 69-year-old…