Posted on 05/02/2022 4:14:57 PM PDT by cotton1706
Much like how many in the establishment raced to stop Donald J. Trump’s 2016 ascendancy to the GOP presidential nomination and eventually the White House, donor class and swamp forces are swooping into Ohio to try to block Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance from winning Tuesday’s primary to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH).
This 2022 primary for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate has been particularly revealing, showing what campaign consultants, donors, and politicians, both those from Ohio and elsewhere, are really all about when it comes to not just Trump himself but also key policies that Trump championed such as tariffs on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
When Trump endorsed Vance in mid-April, ahead of the May 3 primary on Tuesday, donor class forces rushed into action not to support the former President of the United States but to actively work against him in the U.S. Senate race. The Club for Growth, as Breitbart News has previously reported, doubled down with more ad buys in favor of former state Treasurer Josh Mandel’s candidacy — spending even more when Trump and his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. criticized the group. The usually conservative Club is on the same side as Trump in many races nationwide, such as in Nevada where they both support former Attorney General Adam Laxalt for U.S. Senate or North Carolina where they both support Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) for U.S. Senate. But the fissures in Ohio have gotten particularly nasty, where Trump’s team is calling the group the “Club for Chinese Growth” — a reference to the organization’s ardent opposition to any use of tariffs to rein in China whatsoever, a severe departure from the core of Trump’s nationalist populist policies.
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They just don't want a Trump endorsed candidate to with the US Senate primary in Ohio.
They can't stop Walker in Georgia now, and they can't stop Budd in North Carolina.
So they're going to try to stop Vance.
Primary is tomorrow. If you live in Ohio, consider your vote wisely.
McConnell would be VERY happy with Matt Dolan as the Republican nominee to replace Rob Portman.
“Keep in mind this has nothing to do with Vance.”
Exactly right. This is a proxy war on Trump. Ditto with Ted Cruz pimping Mandel.
Bring Jeb!!!
I believe in Trump and will gladly vote for him again. That being said, I think Vance is a RINO of the first order and will plunge a knife into our backs that first chance he gets. Vance’s past screams RINO. I’m for the guy they’re attacking, Mandel. Mark Levin has endorsed Josh Mandel.
Mr Smith goes to Washington!!!
Mandel is a Huckabee big-government Christian conservative.
Vance thinks we should stop sending money and weapons to Ukraine.
I agree.
But the Uniparty wants its war.
“McConnell would be VERY happy with Matt Dolan as the Republican nominee to replace Rob Portman.”
He’d probably be even happier with Democrat “moderate” Tim Ryan winning in November. That would 100% ensure Yertle’s continuation as Minority Leader — as opposed to Majority Leader, where patriotic Americans would (foolishly) expect him to actually do something. McConnell would much rather go on serving his chinky puppetmasters in his accustomed role.
I don’t care. I think Vance is a Liz Cheany style RINO. I dont see how he can kiss up to Trump after the things he said and did. He voted against Trump, TWICE! Now we’re expected to think he loves Trump. That dog don’t hunt.
From the latest poll:
“Mandel leads among rural voters with a 30% plurality, whereas Vance holds a plurality among urban (25%) and suburban (26%) voters.“
Based on this I would question Trump’s endorsement decision..he certainly flubbed the PA Senate endorsement royally… looks like he may have down the same on Ohio based on that little hidden nugget.
...so rural voters are more conservative than urban voters..?
I agree, but I am not an Ohio voter.
You have that backwards. Trump apparently loves him. Enough to endorse him
I believe that rural folks are on average greater in character and common sense than their urban counterparts.. yes people of character and common sense live in urban areas, but they are a much smaller percentage of that population.
“I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries as long as they are chiefly agricultural; and this will be as long as there shall be vacant lands in any part of America. When they get plied upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, they will become corrupt as in Europe.” - Thomas Jefferson
Couldn't agree more.
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