Posted on 05/04/2022 1:12:19 PM PDT by cotton1706
If J.D. Vance follows his Tuesday night victory in Ohio’s Senate primary with a general election win in November, he’ll arrive in a Washington filled with enemies and be seen as arguably the hardest-edged populist nationalist in the Senate GOP.
Why it matters: The Republican establishment privately regards Vance with the same disgust many felt toward Donald Trump when he entered the White House on Jan. 20, 2017.
The big picture: Vance’s victory deals a body blow to a small but noticeable resurgence of anti-Trump — or post-Trump — sentiment in the GOP.
Republican Trump critics staked their hopes on state Sen. Matt Dolan, who accused Trump of peddling “lies” about fraud in the 2020 election and blamed him for the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
But even with four solidly pro-Trump candidates in the race — JD Vance, Josh Mandel, Mike Gibbons and former Ohio GOP chair Jane Timken — Dolan was unable to marshal a plurality.
What they’re saying: Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich said Vance “put in tremendous work and has immense political talent — which put him in the position to earn the support of President Trump,” but added that it was Trump’s endorsement that propelled Vance to victory.
“The power of President Trump’s endorsement is undeniable, his dominance over the Republican powerbrokers in D.C. cannot be overstated, and the promise of this MAGA Movement will not just define the midterms, but it will win for years to come,” Budowich told Axios.
Between the lines: Amid a wave of retirements by more traditional Republican senators such as Ohio’s Rob Portman, Alabama’s Richard Shelby and Missouri’s Roy Blunt, Vance could be one of a handful of Republicans reshaping the ideological makeup of McConnell’s conference.
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You mean there are Repubs who believe in America First? The only people who hate Trump more than the Dems are the GOPE.
I sure hope they’re worried, but I’m more worried that JD will turn on Trump like he did in all of his disgusting video attacks. I’m really worried about JD.
A true “loyal opposition” party occupies a necessarily much smaller tent than the traditional “Republican” big tent, which is known to have considerable overlap with the Democrat (and Democrat Socialist) big tent.
Turns out the disloyal majority of political representatives is feeling very vulnerable right about now. No more sure bets in upcoming elections.
I watched his speech last night to see if he credited Trump. He did.
The MagaDon is eating up the GOPE, he is on a roll
30 for 30 in Texas, and 22 for 22 last night.
DJT endorsement is the winning chip to have.
They’re not nearly scared enough to suit me.
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Karl Rove is worried.
Yeah the are not scared enough for me either!! They NEED TO BE out of office getting these bastards out of office is next to impossible and they know that, they are not anywhere near being scared!!!
You mean the wanna be "architect" who slept at the Holiday Inn Express?
The fact that Charlie Kirk stumped for Vance gives me some hope that Vance will turn out to be conservative. Kirk is a no non-sense strategist. Hope he did his homework and Trump did forgive Vance.
Get ready for the democrats and MSM snake talk until November Goofy Joey has already started.
Not really, most of the Bush League Republicans are cruising to renomination, some with Trump’s endorsement.
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