Trump Endorsement Is No Golden Ticket; GOP Field Remains Open to Others, Analysts Say

Trump Endorsement Is No Golden Ticket; GOP Field Remains Open to Others, Analysts Say
Former president Donald Trump (L) listens as J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks during a rally hosted by the former president at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Ohio on April 23, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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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.

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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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