Tag: j.d. vance

Tim Ryan Calls for Bipartisanship, Implores Democrats to ‘Kill and Confront’ Extremist GOP Movement

While calling for bipartisanship and touting that he is “one of the most bipartisan members of Congress,” Ohio Democratic Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan also implored Democrats to “kill and confront” the “extremist” Republican movement in a Sept. 13 MSNBC interview. According to multiple polls, Ryan and Donald Trump-endorsed Republican J.D. Vance are…


Vance and Ryan Agree, Disagree on Ohio US Senate Debates

In the race to replace retiring Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman, Republican J.D. Vance and Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan announced that they have agreed to upcoming debates, but there are conflicting details about when and where the events will take place. Ryan released a statement last week saying that he will participate in debates on…


Biden Scheduled to Appear at Intel’s $20 Billion Semiconductor Plant Groundbreaking in Ohio

President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Ohio on Sept. 9 when Intel Corporation breaks ground on its $20 billion semiconductor fabrication facility, which is the state’s largest-ever economic development project. Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine, who is seeking reelection; and Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, who is running for U.S. Senate against Donald Trump-endorsed…


Senate Leadership Fund Announces $28 Million Ad Buy for JD Vance in Ohio

J.D. Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author and Donald Trump-endorsed Republican nominee in the race to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), is getting a cash infusion from a political action committee with close ties to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) is spending $28 million on TV and radio ads…


DeSantis Stumps for J.D. Vance in Ohio, Launches Statewide Education Tour During Busy Weekend

Unopposed in the Aug. 23 Florida gubernatorial primary, Gov. Ron DeSantis encouraged a standing-room-only audience to vote for Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance at a rally in suburban Youngstown on Aug. 19. The event—which was held in the home area of Vance’s opponent, 10-term U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)—was one of the multiple…


DeSantis Stumps for JD Vance in Ohio, Launches Statewide Education Tour During Busy Weekend

Unopposed in the Aug. 23 Florida gubernatorial primary, Gov. Ron DeSantis encouraged a standing-room-only audience to vote for Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance at a rally in suburban Youngstown on Aug. 19. The event—which was held in the home area of Vance’s opponent, 10-term U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)—was one of the multiple…


J.D. Vance to Appear With Ron DeSantis at Turning Point Action Rally in Ohio

A day after an Emerson College poll showed J.D. Vance with a three-percentage point lead over Rep. Tim Ryan in the Ohio U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman, the Donald Trump-endorsed candidate will join Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Aug. 19 at a rally in suburban Youngstown. The event, titled “Unite…


Vance Gets Ohio FOP Backing Despite Ryan’s ‘Defund Law Enforcement’ Claim

In a television ad last month, Ohio U.S. Rep. and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan claimed that his opponent, Republican venture capitalist J.D. Vance “wants to defund law enforcement” by eliminating the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Yet it was Vance who received an endorsement from the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police…


Trump Discourages Pennsylvanians From Voting For Barnette

Recent polls show that U.S. Army veteran and conservative commentator Kathy Barnette is about even with celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz and businessman David McCormick in the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. With the May 17 primary five days away, former president Donald Trump urged Republican voters to avoid Barnette and instead…


Biden Has Been ‘Struck’ by Trump’s ‘Hold’ on Republican Party: Psaki

President Joe Biden has been “struck” by the influence former President Donald Trump has over the Republican Party, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki. “He’s been struck by the hold his predecessor seems to have on far too many members—not all, but far too many members of the party,” Psaki said during a…