The primary is tomorrow.
3/29/2022 update starts here
NPR News, 3/27/2022
Looking to put his mark on the 2022 midterm elections, former President Donald Trump has made dozens of endorsements in congressional contests across the U.S.
But he has yet to pick a favorite candidate in one hotly contested race: the Ohio GOP Senate primary. It's a state where Trump is popular — he carried Ohio easily both times he ran for president — but so far none of the contenders has gotten his nod.
That lack of a Trump endorsement, though, hasn't stopped individual Republican candidates from selling themselves to voters as the most Trump-like in the race.
3/22/2022 update, "Boys will be boys at candidates' debate", starts here.
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It's a testosterone fest, folks!
Tempers flared onstage after former state Treasurer Josh Mandel accused investment banker Mike Gibbons of "making billions" by moving Ohio businesses to China and owning stock in Chinese oil.
Gibbons denied the claims, saying he "personally didn't buy the stock" and telling Mandel he "may not understand this" because "you've never been in the private sector in your entire life."
Mandel then rose out of his seat, and the two men began talking over each other in raised voices. Mandel, who served in the Marine Corps Reserve, told Gibbons, "Two tours in Iraq, don't tell me I haven't worked."
Original 3/21/2022 post, "GET ME REWRITE: It's none of the above in Ohio GOP US Senate primary race", starts here.
Poll results found at Real Clear Politics
Trump's misgivings about getting involved stem from concerns he has about each of the four candidates seeking his support -- concerns that have been exacerbated in recent months by how other Republican hopefuls with his backing have fared in their primaries.
"He's freaked out that he's endorsing people who aren't winning," said one person close to Trump, citing Alabama Senate hopeful Mo Brooks and Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue. Brooks has struggled to widen the gap against his competitors and is now widely expected to face a runoff contest that he had initially hoped to avoid, while Perdue has been massively outraised by incumbent GOP Gov. Brian Kemp.
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