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Jon Husted
President Donald Trump's political rise quickly transformed Ohio from a perennial swing state to a solid red bastion, with Republicans now i
Emily Singer at Daily Kos:
President Donald Trump's political rise quickly transformed Ohio from a perennial swing state to a solid red bastion, with Republicans now in full control of state government. But Trump's disastrous second term may finally change Democrats fortunes in the Buckeye State. A poll released this week by the left-leaning firm EMC Research shows Democrats not just leading both Ohio's gubernatorial and Senate elections but also surpassing the 50% mark—an important indicator for the ultimate outcome of the races. Democratic candidate Amy Acton, who is running unopposed for the gubernatorial nomination, leads Republican front-runner Vivek Ramaswamy by a whopping 10 percentage points, 53% to 43%, among likely voters. Meanwhile, former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown leads incumbent GOP Sen. Jon Husted, 51% to 47%. And that result came before Husted made a boneheaded comment about how poor people are, in his eyes, basically stupid.
Ohio has been a reliably Republican state in the Trump era, but the GOP could be in big trouble in the Senate and Gubernatorial races, per a recent poll from EMC Research conducted between February 10th and 22nd.
Buyers' remorse is afflicting MAGA voters.
An MS NOW reporter spoke with 3-time Trump voters in Ohio who have soured on The Orange One.
Ohio went for Trump all three times but Republican candidates are struggling there this year.
In the latest Fox News Poll for US senator from Ohio, Democratic former Senator Sherrod Brown is leading incumbent Republican Jon Husted by 53% to 45%.
Fox News Poll: Democratic unity, Republican crossovers shape Ohio Senate race
We mentioned yesterday how the US Senate race in Ohio has been moved from Leans Republican to Toss-Up by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
That Fox News poll also shows Trump 15 points under water with Ohio voters.
But wait, there's more!
That same Fox News poll, reporting on the race for governor of Ohio, shows Democrat Amy Acton one point ahead of Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy was a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 and was briefly the co-leader of DOGE before being pushed out by Apartheid Elon Musk. Acton leads Ramaswamy 50% to 49%.
So despite Trump carrying Ohio three times, the GOP is in trouble there in 2026. Yet another reason we should not concede any state or district this year to Republicans.
Turns out, Vivek Ramaswamy is too annoying even for Donald Trump.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s time as the potential co-chair of the not-yet-real Department of Government Efficiency appears to be coming to an end.
The biotech executive has reportedly been clashing with the “rank and file” of the cost-cutting department, CBS reported Sunday, just hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Reporter Jennifer Jacobs noted that Ramswamy is being encouraged to exit the agency.
“Vivek has worn out his welcome,” one person close to Trump told CBS.
People around the other co-chair of the department, world’s-richest-man and major Trump donor Elon Musk, have expressed frustration with Ramaswamy’s lack of involvement in the massive undertaking. Despite the fact that both appointees spent considerable time at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort during the transition, the pair have reportedly not worked together for a while. Ramaswamy had no comment for the network.
Last week, Trump personally implored Ramaswamy to consider taking Ohio’s Senate seat, recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance, if it was offered to him by Governor Mike DeWine. Ramaswamy had publicly backed out of the race to replace Vance in November after Trump announced him as a potential DOGE co-chair. Ramaswamy seemingly changed his mind over the last week, however, meeting with DeWine to discuss the appointment.
But Ramaswamy didn’t get the job—instead, the gig went to Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted. Moments before DeWine’s announcement, an anonymous source close to Ramaswamy told Reuters that the biotech executive is planning to launch a run to replace a term-limited DeWine as Ohio’s governor in 2026, a move that would further solidify his exit out of Trump’s inner circle. Ramaswamy is expected to formally announce the bid by the end of the month, according to Fox News.
Still, Ramaswamy isn’t totally on the outs. The multimillionaire was spotted Monday morning arriving at the Capitol ahead of Trump’s inauguration.
Jon Husted