Ohio's Senate Race Kicks Off Early
Ohio's Senate Race Kicks Off Early
And it looks like it may be a crowded GOP field
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Matt Dolan, the sole Trump critic in last year’s crowded Ohio Republican Senate primary, plans to run again in 2024. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has not yet said if he will seek another term in a state that has been trending red. Dolan finished third of six major candidates in the 2022 primary won by now-Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). Several other Republicans are also eyeing the race.
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is favored to win a fourth two-year term later this month, but faces an energetic challenge from RNC member Harmeet Dhillon, with MyPillow’s Mike Lindell also in the mix.
Andrew Intrater, the Trump-connected cousin of Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, gave more to help elect Rep. George Santos (R-NY) than was previously known.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy insists he always had questions about Santos even though he hosted a fundraiser for him just a month before the election.
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Extra Links
Here are some interesting links that didn’t make it into Political Wire today:
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) attended a private luncheon with CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
While many already consider CNN a joke, the news network is looking to hire a comedian as an anchor.
Wyoming lawmakers are looking to “phase out” electric cars in an effort to protect the oil and gas industry.
Pete Buttitgieg is in the bright spotlight, for better or worse.
From
: Despite signs that inflation has started to recede, economists still expect higher interest rates to push the U.S. economy into a recession in the coming year.Sam Bankman-Fried explains what happened at FTX on his new Substack.
Now trending on the political dictionary: “plausible deniability.”
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Nice first edition - impressive
Thanks to Taegan and Peter for this! Sinema and Manchin definitely blew that one. Regarding Pete handling the "hot seat", I can't think of anyone more capable of handling criticism than he is. Wyoming is crazy! I love the Extra Links section of this, also! Thanks for always coming up with new ways to get the news to us!! :)