The elections may be over, but plenty of states are hanging “Vacancy” signs out front. As Donald Trump poaches more and more Republicans to fill key seats in his administration, there’s a significant vacuum starting to take shape in states from red Florida to blue New York. One of the biggest, people would argue, is the successor to America’s vice president-elect, Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). Complicating matters, at least for conservatives, is that the decision is in the hands of Governor Mike DeWine, who hasn’t been a fan favorite since his shocking embrace of the trans agenda. Can voters trust his judgment this time around? My fellow Buckeyes certainly hope so.
One thing the state has going for it, conservative leader Aaron Baer told The Washington Stand, is that “Ohio has spoken pretty loud and clear these last couple of elections that we want candidates [who] are going to be pro-life. Both J.D. Vance and [newly elected Senator] Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) ran on strong pro-life positions that [would] stand up to the establishment.” As Baer, who presides over the Center for Christian Virtue, emphasized, “The status quo has not served Ohio well. You’ve had politicians like [outgoing Democratic Senator] Sherrod Brown give lip service to fighting for our families and communities — but act a completely different way in Washington, D.C.”
But, as Baer insisted, Ohioans also need a senator who’s “going to stand up against the woke forces that be — someone who’s not going to go to Washington and support crazy bills like the Equality Act.” The last several primaries have been a cautionary tale for men and women who think voters will accept more social liberalism on things like life and gender. “We really saw more moderate candidates try to jump into these last few primaries here, and they’ve gotten just absolutely destroyed. … And so, I do think Governor DeWine is mindful [that] whoever he appoints in this position has got to be somebody who cannot just win a general campaign, but also win a primary. So if he tries to put a more left-of-center Republican in there, they’re likely not going to survive…”
Whoever DeWine appoints will have the unenviable task of competing — not only in a special election in two years — but again in 2028 when the vice president-elect’s original term ends. It’s essentially a House campaign cycle for a senator.
So far, the media’s zeroed in on a handful of names — some who are relative newcomers and others who’ve put in the years to climb the GOP ranks. They include men and women like: […]
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