Posted on 04/15/2022 12:43:37 PM PDT by RandFan
Ohio Republican leaders are calling on President Trump to not endorse J.D. Vance in the state’s Senate primary in a letter that surfaced on Thursday.
The letter, which was signed by more than 30 signatories from various county GOP chairs as well as state central steering committee members, cites Ohio Republicans’ support for Trump in 2016 and 2020 and Vance’s past anti-Trump comments.
“While we were working hard in Ohio to support you and Make America Great Again, JD Vance was actively working against your candidacy,” the Republicans wrote.
“He referred to your supporters as ‘racists’ and proudly voted for Evan McMullin in 2016. Importantly, JD Vance is not a registered Republican. To have someone who has not voted in a Republican primary carrying the mantel for the party is troubling.”
However, not all conservatives and Republicans are pushing for Trump to avoid endorsing Vance.
Marshall Pitchford, the chairman of Ohio Right to Life, tweeted on Friday that Trump “would be making a fantastic choice by endorsing” Vance.
“JD is 100 [percent] pro-life without exceptions. He will continue President Trump’s pro-life victories in the US Senate,” Pickford said.
Meanwhile, Putnam County GOP Chairman Tony Schroeder in a tweet on Friday denied signing the letter and asked Politico to correct its story.
Schroeder is not included as a signatory in the copy obtained by The Hill.
The letter comes after NBC News reported on Thursday that Trump was planning on endorsing Vance in the crowded GOP Senate primary. The network reported that the former president had recently started calling donors and advisers to get their thoughts on backing Vance.
Trump is set to hold a rally in Delaware, Ohio, on April 23.
The former president has held off on making an official endorsement in the race, which has turned the primary into a race for the former president’s backing.
A survey released on Friday from the right-leaning firm the Trafalgar Group shows Vance with 22 percent support, behind former state Treasurer Josh Mandel.
Well, I would hope that there is dialog between Trump and various Republican organizations, so I’m glad to hear it.
I vote for Jerry Andersen, President of La Red Business Network.
Trump cannot keep making bad choices in endorsements, cabinet picks and those he brings along with him.
It one of his weakest traits, and it’s come back to note him many times.
Screw Vance.
Vance is the only Ohio Senate candidate that opposed a the horrible idea of implementing a no-fly zone in Ukraine, that would have drawn us into a hot war with Russia.
If Trump forgives Vance for supporting McMuffin, why shouldn't his supporters?
Here’s Vance, your basic Kasich RINO:
And Gibbons is no better. He’d be a “Wall Street Senator”. Not what Ohio needs. Anyone attracted to him hasn’t done their due diligence.
I’ve seen Vance on Tucker Carlson’s prime time show and also a one hour interview from his daytime show and he comes off as one of those “I’m the smartest person in the room” types and has his nose quite high in the air. Seems like the type that would do what he wants instead of the people because of that.
I’m not in Ohio though so it ain’t up to me.
If Mandel, Gibbons, and Timken were really “America First Patriots” they would accept that Vance is becoming more likely to be the nominee and work with him to pass that America First agenda. Instead they have all united against him. They only care about power and money. It’s like watching the Bushes slander Trump.
1. The letter was sent by establishment RINO's, not Trump's America First base.
2. JD never said any such thing. That's long since been debunked by the Daily Caller. https://t.co/GC4dfvDcno https://t.co/k1dBen9NWv— Michael Foster (@realmfoster) April 15, 2022
If Vance supported McMuffin then he should be kicked out of the GOP FOREVER!
Unforgivable. He needs to go to Confession...NOW! And then maybe he gets that toe-hold on Purgatory.
What a sad little man.
Vance seems ok to me…but I 100 percent know that the Ohio GOP is nothing but a bunch of spineless RINOs. They endorsed DeWine. If they don’t like Vance, he deserves serious consideration!
2. JD never said any such thing. That’s long since been debunked by the Daily Caller. https://t.co/GC4dfvDcno https://t.co/k1dBen9NWv— Michael Foster (@realmfoster) April 15, 2022
I’m not up on the details on Vance, Mandell, et.al. But my initial reaction to GOP leaders pressing Trump helps Vance. Apparently, Trump is over the target.
I agree with that.
He’s pretty young...26? Many of us did stupid things at 22. Hopefully we learned as our 20’s progressed.
JD will tip over the uniparty apple cart. Good! Unlike Oz, which is as good a choice as Jeff “Trust!” Sessions.
“but I 100 percent know that the Ohio GOP is nothing but a bunch of spineless RINOs. “
BINGO! If these RINO pukes wrote to Trump NOT to endorse Vance, then Trump is right after all.
“He referred to your supporters as ‘racists”
Vance was more likely channeling his Indian wife.
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