Date uploaded: 2022-05-04 01:55:26

The power of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement appears to be strong in Ohio after his chosen candidate, J.D. Vance, scored a victory Tuesday in the Buckeye State’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Vance emerges from a bruising primary in a crowded field of candidates, most of whom were seeking Trump’s endorsement and played up their support or connections to the former president. Trump chose Vance, whom polls show was lagging, for his endorsement just weeks before the primary. In November, Vance will face Rep. Tim Ryan, a one-time presidential candidate who has spent almost two decades in Congress. Ryan won the Democratic nomination for Ohio’s open Senate seat. The 2022 midterm elections were dealt a potential bombshell Monday when a leaked draft opinion by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade was published. How that news will play out in the polls could come into focus Tuesday as two states – Ohio and Indiana – hold their primary elections. Read more at the link in our bio.