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

I think that’s right, Geoffrey. Also, while rural voters are definitely the Trump base, in sheer numbers most Trump voters and supporters were in suburbs and cities, and Trumpism likely still finds its support there. Rural voters don’t make up enough of the population to make a difference on their own.

Mandel and Vance et al. were certainly jockeying for Trump’s anointment, Geoff. And when Trump accidentally created a portmanteau of their names when talking about his endorsements at a rally this weekend, I bet that was salt in the wound for Mandel.

The Tim Ryan campaign was ready for J.D. Vance’s win tonight. They just dropped a pre-produced video in which Ryan, seated in a diner, goes after Vance as a “celebrity, CNN analyst, and a big hit at Washington cocktail parties.” I wonder how many other potential opponents they cut ads about.