Conservative leaders in Georgia and Ohio are spearheading calls for Republicans to close their state primaries and allow only voters registered with their parties to participate in inter-party preliminary elections. Atlanta Tea Party president Debbie Dooley and Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci both told The Epoch Times last week that Democrats are “weaponizing” cross-over…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) won the Republican primary on May 3 and will face Democrat Nan Whaley in the Nov. 8 general election. DeWine, 75, the incumbent in the race, and his lieutenant governor Jon Husted, received 49 percent of the votes, according to unofficial results released by the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office shortly…

As the May 3 Primary Election nears in Ohio, the Buckeye State could select a new governor or they again could pick a career politician who is already sitting in the seat. Republican Mike DeWine is seeking re-election, and there are five others—Republicans Joe Blystone, Ron Hood and Jim Renacci, and Democrats John Cranley and…

“America First” was the common theme among speakers at the Save America Rally on April 23 in central Ohio, where former president Donald Trump reiterated his support for J.D. Vance in the state’s GOP U.S. Senate race. “J.D. is really an America First warrior,” Trump told a sprawling and exuberant crowd. “He believes so much…

As a financial planner turned film producer, Joe Knopp never envisioned going into politics. That changed last December when the Air Force veteran became former congressman Jim Renacci’s running mate as the duo seeks to unseat Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) in the May 3 GOP gubernatorial primary. Knopp…

With the May 3 primary a month away, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine continues to face more decisions regarding gun rights. On March 14, the Republican governor signed a bill that makes concealed carry permits optional in the state. That decision joined the Stand Your Ground legislation that took effect in 2021, but critics point out…

With the May 3 primary a month away, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine continues to face more decisions regarding gun rights. On March 14, the Republican governor signed a bill that makes concealed carry permits optional in the state. While that decision joined the Stand Your Ground legislation that took effect in 2021, critics point out…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to not participate in a GOP gubernatorial debate has already led to an unexpected surprise in his re-election bid. A forum coordinated by the Ohio Debate Commission was scheduled for March 29 at Central State University, located four miles from DeWine’s Cedarville home. The governor declined the invitation, claiming that Ohioans…

Claims that Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Joe Blystone was ordered by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office to return more than $100,000 in campaign donations are not completely true, according to Blystone and his campaign representatives. According to a letter dated March 4 from Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s Director of Campaign Finance Brian…

It was a contentious weekend for Ohio political races. At a debate in suburban Columbus on March 18, GOP U.S. Senate candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel went face-to-face on stage in a heated verbal exchange while fellow candidates J.D. Vance, Jane Timken, and Matt Dolan awkwardly watched. Then, late morning on March 19 GOP…