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BumRushDaShow

(143,472 posts)
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 04:42 AM Nov 11

Jockeying kicks off to fill Vance vacancy in Senate

Source: The Hill

11/10/24 5:00 PM ET


Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is facing a key decision on whom to tap to fill the term of Vice President-elect Vance as jockeying among Ohio Republicans for the coveted appointment is set to become a knife fight.

Vance will be departing the upper chamber only two years after winning his seat, creating a vacancy that will have ramifications both immediately and down the line. The appointed senator would be staring down back-to-back campaigns: a high-stakes special election in 2026 and a race in 2028.

With a rare opening, Republicans are expecting an intraparty battle in a state that has become increasingly red in recent years. “[The] jockeying will be intense,” Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) said. Discussions are still in their infancy, but speculation is running rampant over whom DeWine may pick, with the governor’s office already receiving a steady stream of outreach from interested parties.

“A lot of people are calling,” DeWine told reporters Thursday. “We’re just going through the process of starting to think about this and see who would be the best person.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4981631-senate-vacancy-vance-ohio-dewine/

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Jockeying kicks off to fill Vance vacancy in Senate (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 11 OP
Will it be a full on Fascist? Old Crank Nov 11 #1
Somebody should start an "I'm A Bigger Asshole Than J.D. Vance!" contest. Paladin Nov 11 #2
Dewine debunked the "dogs & cats lies" Dem4life1970 Nov 11 #3
DeWine is a Trump supporter, period lonely bird Nov 11 #4
I doubt that it's Jordan FBaggins Nov 11 #5
It's rumored that Vivek Ramaswamy is being considered Polybius Nov 11 #6

Paladin

(28,899 posts)
2. Somebody should start an "I'm A Bigger Asshole Than J.D. Vance!" contest.
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 08:19 AM
Nov 11

Might as well inject a little entertainment into the process...

Dem4life1970

(502 posts)
3. Dewine debunked the "dogs & cats lies"
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 08:37 AM
Nov 11

Wouldn't it be amazing if he appointed Sherrod Brown? He could....

lonely bird

(1,930 posts)
4. DeWine is a Trump supporter, period
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 08:55 AM
Nov 11

It will probably be someone like Husted, Yost, or LaRose.

Hell, maybe Gym Jordan.

FBaggins

(27,767 posts)
5. I doubt that it's Jordan
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 10:12 AM
Nov 11

He seems to be in line for leadership in the House and I don't think Trump can afford to have any open House seats even for the time necessary to hold a primary and special election to fill the seat.

Husted would be an easy choice - but he's in line to run for Governor two years from now and has the best chance at holding that slot. This is more likely an opportunity to appoint someone who might have trouble winning an initial campaign but who could hold the seat as an incumbent.

Maybe Ramaswamy so Trump doesn't have to find a spot for him in the administration?

Polybius

(18,113 posts)
6. It's rumored that Vivek Ramaswamy is being considered
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 11:03 AM
Nov 11

Although I think that DeWine picks an establishment Republican.

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