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

It’s interesting, though, that while Trump’s pick prevailed in the Senate race, DeWine, who earned Trump’s ire in 2020, also prevailed in the race for governor. I realize Trump didn’t end up endorsing a challenger to DeWine, but I think we’re going to see mixed signals like this throughout the primaries. Still, this is clearly a win for Trump (and Trumpism) tonight.

I agree with Geoffrey as well. Vance didn’t lead in a single poll until Trump endorsed him. He was struggling to raise money or defend against attacks about his past anti-Trump comments, and the super PAC giving him air cover was running low on funds and sounding the alarm in a major way. The Trump endorsement neutralized those attacks and inspired Thiel to give the pro-Vance super PAC another $3.5 million lifeline.

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.