What Went Down During Ohio’s And Indiana’s Primary Elections

Totally, Monica — Democrats really haven’t done much to shore up abortion rights in the states they control, at least not until recently. Contrast that with the impressive success Republicans have had on the anti-abortion front over the past decade. I would understand if Democratic voters felt a bit cynical about their party’s ability to make headway on this issue. And as you note, we just don’t know what a post-Roe reality will look like, which makes it hard to predict how people will respond.

Jane Timken, the former state GOP chairwoman who reportedly almost got the Trump endorsement over a year ago in the Ohio Senate race (how different the world would be!), has conceded after placing last.

Vance’s lead has only grown throughout the night — and if he is indeed the victor, he likely has Trump to thank. Max Miller in the 7th District, another non-incumbent, won his primary, meaning that nine out of Trump’s 12 endorsements for federal office have won their races tonight. Warren Davidson in the 8th has almost 80 percent of the vote with 22 percent reporting and Madison Gesiotto Gilbert has a seven-point lead with 21 percent reporting. A good night for Trump’s candidates — but of course, we knew he was largely picking easy winners anyway.