David Pepper is a former elected official in Ohio, the past chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, and the author of several books on democracy, “Laboratories of Autocracy” and “Saving Democracy.” He now serves as a Senior Fellow at the Kettering Foundation.
For years, there has been a fierce struggle taking place within the Ohio Republican Party, pitting the old establishment wing versus the burgeoning Donald Trump/J.D. Vance wing. On Tuesday, the latter prevailed, perhaps by a knockout blow, as Trump-endorsed car salesman Bernie Moreno easily won the GOP Senate primary against two more traditional Republicans. And if what happened in the 2022 midterms is any indication, Team Trump’s victory gives Sen.
Bottom line: Those 2022 results made it clear that Ohio general election voters greatly preferred the more establishment GOP candidates to the extreme Trump/Vance lane. Which brings us back to last night, where Ohio’s Republican base all too eagerly defied that clear warning sign. In fact, last night offered a repeat of 2022. Like Vance, Bernie Moreno was running a lackluster campaign.
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