The victory of Trump-endorsed venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance in the GOP senatorial nomination battle in Ohio on May 3 has led some commentators to issue judgments about Trump’s continuing dominance of the party that fail to recognize a more nuanced reality on the ground, political consultants and strategists said this week.
Despite some of the hype in the media, the GOP field is still very much open to contestants who embody varying strains of Republicanism, they said.
