Donald Trump endorsement boosts J.D. Vance to victory in Ohio Republican Senate primary

May 04, 2022 View Original Article
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    22% Somewhat Conservative

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"Mandel was well-funded and backed by multiple independent expenditure committees and spent most of the race trying to cause a scene whenever possible - such as getting himself temporarily baed on social media for making inflammatory comments about undocumented immigrants, or getting himself thrown out of a school board meeting in suburban Cinciati as he embarked on a campaign based on culture wars."
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22% Conservative
"CINCINNATI, Ohio - A late-breaking endorsement from Republican former President Donald Trump was enough to boost Senate hopeful J.D. Vance to victory in Tuesday night's Republican primary for retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman's seat, according to Associated Press projections."
Positive
24% Conservative
"CINCINNATI, Ohio - A late-breaking endorsement from Republican former President Donald Trump was enough to boost Senate hopeful J.D. Vance to victory in Tuesday night's Republican primary for retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman's seat, according to Associated Press projections."
Positive
24% Conservative
"Portman's anointed successor, former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Jane Timken, was the favorite of party insiders upon entering the race."
Positive
22% Conservative
"Ryan campaign spokeswoman Izzi Levy echoed much of the same sentiment, while playing up Ryan's Mahoning Valley roots."
Positive
14% Conservative
"Ryan campaign spokeswoman Izzi Levy echoed much of the same sentiment, while playing up Ryan's Mahoning Valley roots."
Positive
14% Conservative
"She expected a Trump endorsement given he hand-picked her to lead the state party in 2017."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Ryan has raised plenty of individual contributions with heavy backing from labor and other organizations."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Trump was the central discussion amongst generally everyone in the race, save for state Sen. Matt Dolan, the only candidate who didn't actively seek his endorsement."
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0% Conservative
"Meanwhile, Tim Ryan lives down the road from the house where he grew up in Niles, and has never stopped fighting for the working people who make our country work."
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-2% Liberal
"He has never been active in Ohio Republican politics and many may still know him best from his time as a political talking head bashing Trump in the run-up to the 2016 election."
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-8% Liberal
"It will matter to me, Trump said."
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-10% Liberal
"The general midterm environment is not in their favor, with high inflation and a general malaise surrounding Democratic President Joe Biden, though Democrats in the state are hoping they can break the Republican dominance over statewide elections that has existed for the past decade."
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-10% Liberal
"Vance, an author and former Trump critic, now will face Rep. Tim Ryan of the Niles area, who won the Democratic primary, in the general election in November."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Vance, an author and former Trump critic, now will face Rep. Tim Ryan of the Niles area, who won the Democratic primary, in the general election in November."
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-14% Liberal
"He said Vance's poll numbers were not the highest, but they shot up like a rocket ship after Trump endorsed him."
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-12% Liberal
"Tuesday night's results put an end to a Republican race defined by its divisiveness, social media antics massive amounts of personal cash dumped into the race and candidates trying to outdo one another to present themselves as the true Trump acolyte."
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-12% Liberal
"But her initial refusal to condemn Rocky River Rep. Anthony Gonzalez - one of 10 GOP House members who voted to impeach Trump - in a January 2021 interview with cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer is widely seen as contributing to his decision to look elsewhere."
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-12% Liberal
"Vance's win marks an end to a monthslong struggle in the Republican primary as nearly all of the candidates tried to present themselves as the staunchest ally of Trump in the state."
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-14% Liberal
"After Trump endorsed Vance in mid-April, the race transformed into a proxy war of sorts between the ex-president, who's looking to maintain his grip over the Republican Party, and the Club for Growth, a powerful conservative, anti-tax group in Washington, D.C. that was backing Mandel."
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-14% Liberal
"I am passionate about the future of this state and country, which is why Republicans must retake the Senate and House in November to right the ship and put a check on Joe Biden's disastrous policies, Timken said in a concession statement around 9:30 p.m."
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-14% Liberal
"Following Trump's endorsement of Vance, the Club for Growth spent nearly $2 million in the final weeks attacking Trump and his pick on behalf of Mandel."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Following Trump's endorsement of Vance, the Club for Growth spent nearly $2 million in the final weeks attacking Trump and his pick on behalf of Mandel."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Trump himself said he selected Vance for pragmatic reasons: he felt Vance was the best candidate to defeat Ryan in the general election."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"The prior high was set in 2016 during Portman's re-election bid against Democratic former Gov. Ted Strickland in which more than $80 million of commercials blanketed the airwaves."
Positive
2% Conservative
"The prior high was set in 2016 during Portman's re-election bid against Democratic former Gov. Ted Strickland in which more than $80 million of commercials blanketed the airwaves."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Ryan's going to have a lot of money, and I don't think he's a great candidate, Trump told Bruce Hooley on WTOH. ..."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Ryan's going to have a lot of money, and I don't think he's a great candidate, Trump told Bruce Hooley on WTOH. ..."
Positive
2% Conservative
"I look forward to voting for him in November and doing what I can to help him beat Tim Ryan, he said."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"In a radio interview Tuesday morning with a conservative radio host in Columbus, Trump said he picked Vance in large part because he thought he'd be the strongest candidate to defeat Ryan."
Positive
10% Conservative
"In a radio interview Tuesday morning with a conservative radio host in Columbus, Trump said he picked Vance in large part because he thought he'd be the strongest candidate to defeat Ryan."
Positive
10% Conservative
"This year marked Mandel's third attempt at the Senate after an unsuccessful bid against Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2012 and his abrupt dropping out of a rematch against Brown in 2018."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"This year marked Mandel's third attempt at the Senate after an unsuccessful bid against Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2012 and his abrupt dropping out of a rematch against Brown in 2018."
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-40% Liberal
"County party chairs and grassroots activists were highly critical of Trump's selection and many remain suspicious over Vance's transformation from a self-described never Trump guy to dogmatic Trump loyalist."
Negative
-50% Liberal
"County party chairs and grassroots activists were highly critical of Trump's selection and many remain suspicious over Vance's transformation from a self-described never Trump guy to dogmatic Trump loyalist."
Negative
-50% Liberal
"County party chairs and grassroots activists were highly critical of Trump's selection and many remain suspicious over Vance's transformation from a self-described never Trump guy to dogmatic Trump loyalist."
Negative
-50% Liberal
"And then she made the comment about Anthony Gonzalez, Portman said late last month, according to Politico."
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-62% Liberal
"And then she made the comment about Anthony Gonzalez, Portman said late last month, according to Politico."
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-62% Liberal

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61% : Mandel was well-funded and backed by multiple independent expenditure committees and spent most of the race trying to cause a scene whenever possible - such as getting himself temporarily banned on social media for making inflammatory comments about undocumented immigrants, or getting himself thrown out of a school board meeting in suburban Cincinnati as he embarked on a campaign based on culture wars.

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