What a difference a few weeks can make! On the eve of the debate, we wondered whether anything could happen to truly shake this race up. Since then, of course, all hell’s practically broken loose. Vance Wins the Veepstakes Let’s start with the latest news first: on Monday afternoon Donald Trump announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his Vice Presidential nominee. The … [Read more...] about Trump Picks Vance for VP Nominee: The Latest Twist in This Historically Chaotic Election
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Democrats Boosted Matt Dolan’s OH GOP Senate Campaign in 2022
Matt Dolan formally announced his campaign to challenge Senator Sherrod Brown and become the next Republican Senator of Ohio on Tuesday. Ohio will be at the center of GOP attempts to flip the Senate in 2024, as Democrats are already on the brink of losing their majority. With vulnerable incumbents in the deep red states of Montana and West Virginia, Democrats will struggle to … [Read more...] about Democrats Boosted Matt Dolan’s OH GOP Senate Campaign in 2022
The 8 Races That Will Decide Control of the Senate
As Labor Day nears, the battle for the Senate comes into focus. I see control of the evenly split upper chamber being decided by eight races, four in Democratic-held seats and four in Republican-held ones. Sure, there are other contests that I theoretically could’ve included here. It would’ve been easy, for instance, to expand this list out to ten by including Colorado … [Read more...] about The 8 Races That Will Decide Control of the Senate
DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: Ryan within Striking Distance of Vance in OH Sen Poll, but National Dems Remain Afraid of Throwing Money at Unwinnable Races
Morning Headlines A USA Today/Suffolk Poll shows Democratic Tim Ryan in a dead-heat with Republican JD Vance in the 2022 Ohio US Senate race, only down 42% to 39% among registered voters. But Democrats' Senate Majority PAC, which spent over $300M in 2020 Senate Races, appears to be committed to investing in a narrower quantity of races this cycle. Gary Peters, the new head … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: Ryan within Striking Distance of Vance in OH Sen Poll, but National Dems Remain Afraid of Throwing Money at Unwinnable Races
Vance Victory Signals Strong Night for Trump Conservatives in Ohio
With May set up as a crucial month full of bellwether primaries for Donald Trump, the first round was a clear win for the former President. Trump saw his preferred candidates prevail throughout the Buckeye State, led by a late surge from bestselling author J.D. Vance in the Ohio Senate GOP primary. Ohio Senate Race As late as mid-April polling found Vance stuck in … [Read more...] about Vance Victory Signals Strong Night for Trump Conservatives in Ohio