Ohio and Indiana Primary Results Show President Trump’s Influence Is Huge but the Real Test Awaits Him in Georgia – Opinion

Primary elections in Ohio and Indiana were held Tuesday for the 2022 election.

Even though President Trump’s name was not on the ballot, he might as well have been running. For months the liberal media has been debating President Trump’s influence within the GOP. Aside aside: I find the collective media examination of dingleberries hilarious, since many of them regard Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney as conservative leaders. The initial clue was available to the media in the fate of the ten quislings who voted to impeach President Trump in the ludicrous self-beclowning Congress imposed upon itself after the January 6 so-call “insurrection” at the US Capitol where the only casualties were a USAF veteran executed in cold blood by a Capitol Police officer and Roseanne Boyland who was clubbed while on the ground by members of that same police force.

“The video then shows that Morris raised the stick over her head with both hands and unleashed three quick hits to Boyland’s body: one to the ribs and two to the head. The second blow to the head drew a horrified reaction from Winchell.” https://t.co/YJLXcDQQCL

— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) April 29, 2022

Of the ten, four have either resigned/retired. Rest of them face formidable primary challenges.

After the smoke cleared over last night, Donald Trump went 20 for 20, in his endorsements.

CREDIT: @CHIZMAGA via Twitter

CREDIT: @CHIZMAGA via Twitter

These are some of my observations about President Trump’s performance last night.

He’s willing to take a risk, but he’s not suicidal.

Trump made a risky move in April and endorsed J. D. Vance as his US Senate candidate. Vance finished in third place, barely missing single digits among a field that included five candidates. He would have preferred Josh Mandel, the establishment favourite.

You are right if you thought President Trump had endorsed JD Vanance as Ohio Senate candidate on April 15. pic.twitter.com/ORJJbApU6t

— streiff (@streiffredstate) May 4, 2022

Vance was the leading vote-getter. He had enough support that the race could be called before 9:00 p.m.

[Full disclosure, Vance was my personal favorite because he had a choice of being very popular on the leftwing cocktail and lecture circuit by mocking, demeaning, and belittling the people he wrote about in Hillbilly Elegy, he didn’t, and he paid a financial price for his decision.]

The same goes for Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. President Trump doesn’t get Christmas cards. I’m sure President Trump would have loved to see Jim Renacci kick DeWine’s butt. However, he didn’t wade into the race. This year, many of President Trump’s endorsements have been marred by crappy staff work and bad advice; by steering clear of the Ohio governor’s race, President Trump showed the discipline he needs to exhibit to protect his brand and maximize his impact on House and Senate primary races.

While popular back home, voting for impeachment is not as common in New York Times.

Trump had endorsed Mike Miller in order to quisling Anthony Gonzalez, OH-7. Gonzalez was the one who discovered the best part of valor and he was able to support Miller. Miller was elected with 72%. The second-place finisher, Jonah Schultz, seemed to have run to Miller’s right.

President Trump’s impact is real.

Trump’s endorsements were not enough to run the board, nor was his policy. The candidates endorsed by President Trump, for the most part, didn’t face the kind of go-along-get-along country club types that have crippled the GOP for years. They were generally at least as pro Trump as Trump’s endorsed candidate. So the idea that there is some “middle” route to victory, even in a crowded field, is questionable. Politico examined this issue during the Ohio Senate primaries.

The best case for a Republican presidential candidate not attached at the hip to Trump in 2024 is that Trump doesn’t run, and that a massive field of Trumps-in-waiting cannibalize one another, leaving a lane open for a more traditionalist Republican.

That scenario got its first real test in Ohio on Tuesday, and for the establishment, the results weren’t promising.

Vance Mandel, Timken, Timken, and Gibbons were constantly arguing over who was Trump’s best. Dolan, however, distanced from Trump, seemed to be open to a non-MAGA hardliner crowd.

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Only it wasn’t big enough. A state senator who spent more than $10 million of his own money on the race, Dolan rejected Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen and, unlike his competitors, said it was time for Trump to stop talking about 2020. Dolan gained momentum after the election and was able to jump up in public opinion polling.

But he didn’t win. Or even come close. Dolan, who received 96 percent, was third behind Mandel and Vance, with about 23 percent each. That’s a low ceiling for a centrist Republican in 2024.

The left is still huffing “cope-ium” nearly two years after the 2020 election.

The Washington Post is a great place to get a quick dose of crying-and-cope. It was clear that Trump had been abandoned by the people, according to The Washington Post.

Consider that Vance won the primary by seven percentage points, with 81 percent of precincts reporting. This means that 69 percent Ohio Republicans voted against someone, even though Trump and one of his sons flew in to support Vance during the last days.

Consider, too, that the Republican who gave Vance his biggest scare as the race closed was the only candidate who didn’t bend the knee for Trump. Matt Dolan (state senator), whose family is a billionaire and owns the Cleveland Guardians, surged late because he appealed to traditional conservatives as well as moderates tired of Trump’s antics. Third was he.

It is important to remember that 24% of voters chose the third place guy. All the rest of the candidates campaigned to show that they were Trump supporters. It’s clear that 76% of voters voted for President Trump.

Any questions about the depth and breadth of President Trump’s influence on Republican politics should be largely dispelled after last night. There probably hasn’t been a figure in the GOP who had the stature of President Trump since Ronaldus Magnus. Warmup rounds were held in Ohio and Indiana. The May 24 primary in Georgia, where President Trump has endorsed seven challengers and pitted himself against an incumbent governor and secretary of state (I’m sort of agnostic on the Kemp-Perdue fight, but Raffensperger should be horsewhipped for his gutlessness during the 2020 election.)

While the Ohio and Indiana primaries were a good preview of President Trump’s influence, Georgia will be the test by fire.