CINCINNATI, Ohio—On a stage in suburban Cincinnati, Cleveland entrepreneur Bernie Moreno told an enthusiastic crowd on April 18 why he decided to enter Ohio’s 2024 U.S. Senate race—after vying for former Sen. Rob Portman’s seat in 2022 before dropping out. “Somehow, we’ve lost our way. And I think it started with a virus from China….

CINCINNATI, Ohio—J.D. Vance, the Hillbilly Elegy author and venture capitalist who secured the endorsement of Donald Trump, defeated Josh Mandel and five other opponents in the contentious Ohio GOP U.S. Senate primary on May 3. The Ohio GOP U.S. Senate primary represented the first test of Donald Trump’s influence in the 2022 midterm election cycle,…

On a rainy day with severe storms forecast across the state, Ohio voters are heading to the polls to determine who will prevail in the contentious U.S. Senate primary on May 3. The winners will advance to the November 8 general election to decide who will replace retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman. The Ohio GOP…

A wife and a mother of three, Lisa would only disclose her first name as she stood outside Victory Christian Church in Kettering, Ohio, on April 29 following a “Faith and Freedom” rally where GOP U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel was joined by Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas). “I want to tell you what I think,…

Fueled by Donald Trump’s endorsement, Hillbilly Elegy author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance has surged to a five-point lead in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race, according to a Fox News survey of Ohio voters participating in the May 3 GOP primary that was released on April 27. In the first independent poll announced since…

Lori’s Roadhouse stirred with the buzz of conversation as a crowd gathered to hear Ohio GOP U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance and Donald Trump Jr. speak on April 25 in West Chester, around 20 miles from Vance’s childhood home in Middletown. When the 1970s and 1980s classic rock soundtrack stopped, and the audience grew silent,…

Former President Donald Trump plans to endorse JD Vance in the Ohio GOP Senate primary, according to a report from NBC News that cited three unnamed sources “with knowledge of his decision.” Upon learning of Trump’s potential choice, the Ohio GOP Central Committee and around three dozen Republican Party county chairs across the state authored…

Former president Donald Trump looms large in the Ohio GOP Senate primary with every candidate but moderate Republican state Sen. Matt Dolan coveting his endorsement. Less than two weeks ahead of the May 3 primary, Trump will headline a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on April 23, the county Republican Party announced. Trump has…

During speeches along the campaign trail, Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel frequently talks about going to Washington D.C. with a Bible in one hand and the Constitution in the other to serve as a reinforcement for conservatives like Ohio’s U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and former president Donald Trump. Trump’s support…

The aftermath of an on-stage altercation that saw GOP U.S. candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel nose-to-nose at a forum in suburban Columbus on March 18 continued over the weekend and spilled into March 21. Organized by FreedomWorks and moderated by conservative talk show host Brandon Boxer, the March 18 candidate forum featured the 44-year-old…