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Former President Donald Trump finally took the plunge into the Ohio Republican primary to potentially succeed retiring Sen. Rob Portman, throwing his weight behind Hillbilly Elegy author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance.
Mandel had also been vying for Trump’s endorsement and serving up generous portions of red meat for the base. The cerebral Vance has joined him in aping Trump’s Twitter pugilism. Gibbons, a conventional Midwestern Republican in the mold of Portman and Gov. Mike DeWine, surged past them after blanketing the airwaves with millions of dollars in self-funded ads.
There have also been exceptions in the past. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is still leading over Trump-endorsed former Sen. David Perdue, and South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace remains ahead of Trump-endorsed Katie Arrington. In both cases, Republicans have reason to fear the Trump-backed candidate is less likely to win the general election. Arrington was defeated in November after Trump helped her beat Sanford, putting a reliably red district in the Democratic column for two years.
Trump followed up by featuring Vance as a speaker at an Ohio rally. Donald Trump Jr. has also campaigned for the candidate. For Trump, this is a gamble. He is spending political capital on behalf of a candidate who could lose. In doing so, he might also devalue his endorsement when other Republicans are weighing whether they might run for president regardless of his 2024 decision. “Does Trump want to look like he has less juice than [Florida Gov.
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