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Inside the GOP Freakout Over J.D. Vance's Senate Campaign
Daily Beast
Republicans are increasingly concerned that the author-turned-MAGA crusader is “running the worst campaign you can possibly run,” as one talk radio host put it.
Sam Brodey
Congressional Reporter
Roger Sollenberger
Political Reporter
Updated Jul. 23, 2022 9:58PM ET / Published Jul. 23, 2022 9:54PM ET
When J.D. Vance stepped onstage at a conservative conference last week, it should’ve prompted sighs of relief from Republicans hoping to see the Ohio GOP’s U.S. Senate nominee hit the campaign trail harder.
There was just one problem: the stage Vance stepped on was in Israel, 6,000 miles away from Ohio.
The spectacle of Vance gushing in Tel Aviv about Israel’s high birth rates—to a friendly audience stocked with plenty of conservatives but almost certainly no Ohio voters—seemed to distill for some Republicans everything that’s wrong with his campaign right now.
Back in the Buckeye State, many are still waiting for Vance to show up, as the most critical phase of the campaign season draws near.
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Republicans are increasingly concerned that the author-turned-MAGA crusader is “running the worst campaign you can possibly run,” as one talk radio host put it.
Sam Brodey
Congressional Reporter
Roger Sollenberger
Political Reporter
Updated Jul. 23, 2022 9:58PM ET / Published Jul. 23, 2022 9:54PM ET
When J.D. Vance stepped onstage at a conservative conference last week, it should’ve prompted sighs of relief from Republicans hoping to see the Ohio GOP’s U.S. Senate nominee hit the campaign trail harder.
There was just one problem: the stage Vance stepped on was in Israel, 6,000 miles away from Ohio.
The spectacle of Vance gushing in Tel Aviv about Israel’s high birth rates—to a friendly audience stocked with plenty of conservatives but almost certainly no Ohio voters—seemed to distill for some Republicans everything that’s wrong with his campaign right now.
Back in the Buckeye State, many are still waiting for Vance to show up, as the most critical phase of the campaign season draws near.
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If so, it sounds like he may be in for a surprise. 
I sure hope he does NOT wake up in time pull out a win. The possibility of 2 blue Senate sears for Ohio is pretty exciting!
