DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Opinion | The Mystery of JD Vance Is Unraveling
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

JD Vance embodies the pros and cons of political competition in a divided America. Vance’s reputation as defender of the globalization-battered working class can help Trump in the electorally crucial Midwest industrial belt states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. But Vance is also an absolutist on restricting abortion, the Republican’s biggest current weakness, according to polls. He has adopted Trump’s line that abortion rules should be left to the states, but his voting record is striking. In an interview with the Youngstown Ohio Vindicator, Vance contended that there was extensive fraud in 2020 including a “big-tech” conspiracy directed by Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook.

Persons: Vance, minuses, Donald Trump’s ‘, —, Sean O’Brien, ” That’s, Trump, Tony Fabrizio, ”, ” Vance, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: GZERO Media, Republican National Convention, Republican, Teamsters, Ohio Republican Senate, Trump, Youngstown Ohio Vindicator, Facebook Locations: America, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Michigan

☆ Trump-backed candidate Bernie Moreno wins Ohio Republican Senate primary, NBC News projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio, speaks before former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. Donald Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno will win Ohio's Republican Senate primary, NBC News projects, teeing up a high stakes November contest against incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. Moreno's main opponent was State Sen. Matt Dolan, who secured the endorsement of Ohio's popular Republican Gov. My endorsement of President but from President Trump, I wear that with a badge of honor," Moreno said. "It's evident that Donald Trump's endorsement for Bernie Moreno was a key factor," Dolan told reporters after conceding the race to Moreno.

Persons: Bernie Moreno, Donald Trump, Democratic Sen, Sherrod Brown, Moreno, State Sen, Matt Dolan, Mike DeWine, Frank LaRose, Trump's MAGA, President Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Dolan, Donald Trump's Organizations: Republican, Buckeye, PAC, Republican Senate, NBC News, Democratic, State, Republican Gov, GOP, Trump Locations: Ohio, Vandalia , Ohio, Cleveland

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate race too close to call Wisconsin's Senate race between GOP Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes is too close to call, NBC News says. Vance wins Ohio Senate race, defeating Democrat Tim Ryan, NBC News projects COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.D. Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance is leading The Senate race in Ohio is too early to call, NBC News says, but Republican candidate J.D. Share this -Link copiedGeorgia Senate race too close to call Georgia's Senate race is too close to call about three hours after polls closed at 7 p.m.

Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author who was a searing Donald Trump critic before converting into one of his most loyal allies, has defeated Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio’s Senate race, NBC News projects. Portman’s prior success and Trump’s two comfortable Ohio victories made Ryan, 49, a heavy underdog. Polls from the summer and into early fall showed Ryan tied with Vance, though surveys in the closing weeks suggested Vance was pulling ahead. Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Tim Ryan speaks in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday. Vance, by contrast, had little money to counter Ryan’s ads and drew complaints from Ohio GOP leaders that he was coasting toward the general election.

☆ Trump's favorite candidates disappoint on Election Day, raising questions about his 2024 pitch
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Christina Wilkie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

At huge rallies over the weekend, Trump read off a list of Republican candidates while honing a speech that sounded like his own 2024 presidential campaign stump speech. The message was clear: Trump was the leader of the Republican Party, and the party would have Trump to thank for its expected victories on Election Day. But as returns began to come in Tuesday evening, the Republican rout driven by Trump's chosen candidates never materialized. Ohio Republican Senate hopeful J.D. In North Carolina, Trump-backed Republican Senate candidate Ted Budd defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley, NBC projected.

☆ Ohio Democratic Senate nominee Tim Ryan questions why the national party hasn't invested in his race, says they 'have been known not to make very good strategic decisions'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tim Ryan questioned why national Democrats haven't gotten involved in his Ohio Senate race. "National Democrats have been known not to make very good strategic decisions over the years," Ryan told The Post. Ohio Republican Senate candidate JD Vance speaks to reporters following a GOP debate at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, on March 28, 2022. In his interview with The Post, Ryan openly pondered why Democratic Party leaders "don't smell blood" in taking down Vance, a former venture capitalist who wrote the bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." "We're going to continue making strategic, effective decisions that put us in the best position possible to accomplish our mission: defending our Democratic Senate majority," he told the newspaper.

Search resuls for: "Ohio Republican Senate"

6 mentions found