OH-SEN: Renacci Wins Weak Plurality

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Wow, pretty crazy development. Hope his wife is okay, of course.

[GlobeSoc]

Wow. I'm tempted to say this race is lean D now(from tossup)

[BuckeyeNut]

Wow. I'm tempted to say this race is lean D now(from tossup)

This was already Lean D even with Mandel.

[Yank2133]

Wow. His wife must have a really serious illness for him to drop out.

She's just about as ill as FitzGerald's son was when the whole Irish prostitute scandal dropped.

Oh?

[BudgieForce]

Wow. I'm tempted to say this race is lean D now(from tossup)

This was already Lean D even with Mandel.

From the perspective of people who can only look at the polling, Mandel looked like a strong enough challenger to unseat Brown.

[Holmes]

Anyway Franklin county GOP wins again I suppose.

[BuckeyeNut]

Wow. His wife must have a really serious illness for him to drop out.

She's just about as ill as FitzGerald's son was when the whole Irish prostitute scandal dropped.

Oh?

That's my personal guess. If she is actually sick, I obviously wish her well.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

Republicans only have tell February 7th 2017 to find a candidate. On another note I wonder if Kasich would reconsider running he still is popular enough in Ohio that he may have a shot against Brown.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Republicans only have tell February 7th 2017 to find a candidate. On another note I wonder if Kasich would reconsider running he still is popular enough in Ohio that he may have a shot against Brown.

Kasich probably roots for a Democratic takeover of congress.

[GlobeSoc]

Republicans only have tell February 7th 2017 to find a candidate. On another note I wonder if Kasich would reconsider running he still is popular enough in Ohio that he may have a shot against Brown.

But would he win the primary?

[Brittain33]

Republicans only have tell February 7th 2017 to find a candidate. On another note I wonder if Kasich would reconsider running he still is popular enough in Ohio that he may have a shot against Brown.

I think Kasich is having too much fun being the anti-Trump to want to run against Brown in a race where he'd need Trump's base to win.

[Keep cool-idge]

Republicans only have tell February 7th 2017 to find a candidate. On another note I wonder if Kasich would reconsider running he still is popular enough in Ohio that he may have a shot against Brown.

Oh no 🤦‍♂️ if kasich runs I honestly don’t know what I would do.
Any chance that Jim Jordan or some congressman jumps in?

[Young Conservative]

Prayers for Mandel’s family. Personally, I doubt he would’ve won anyway. Rematches almost never work out.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

Republicans only have tell February 7th 2017 to find a candidate. On another note I wonder if Kasich would reconsider running he still is popular enough in Ohio that he may have a shot against Brown.

But would he win the primary?

He did win the Ohio primary comfortably back in 2016 even when his campaign was struggling so he probably isn’t that unpopular with the base. Their also wouldn’t be a lot of time for a more conservative challenger to organize a campaign.

[BuckeyeNut]

Republicans only have tell February 7th 2017 to find a candidate. On another note I wonder if Kasich would reconsider running he still is popular enough in Ohio that he may have a shot against Brown.

Oh no 🤦‍♂️ if kasich runs I honestly don’t know what I would do.
Any chance that Jim Jordan or some congressman jumps in?

Kasich isn't going to run, and there's no way in Hell Jordan does. Renacci or Taylor will switch from running for Governor to Senator, or they put up no-name Gibbons, who despite being a "self-funder" only has $670 COH.

[Littlefinger]

Kasich's out according to longtime friend/strategist John Weaver

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To all the press calling, the answer is no. Bigger fish to fry. #TwoPaths

[Blackacre]

Leans D --> Very Likely D

[Sherrod Brown Shill]

I REALLY want to gloat right now because Mandel is a douche but he made an honorable choice to put family over politics. He just gained a lot of respect from me.

I'm almost a little nervous because Brown would have creamed Mandel harder than 2012 this year, and now who the hell knows who the nominee will be. DeWine/Husted have pretty much cleared the field in the Gov primary so I expect Taylor and/or Renacci will switch over. At this point I'm gonna guess that the nominee will be Renacci.

[BuckeyeNut]

Unless Husted changes his tune to run for Senate, there's no one stronger than Mandel for the OH GOP to run.

[Sherrod Brown Shill]

Unless Husted changes his tune to run for Senate, there's no one stronger than Mandel for the OH GOP to run.

What about Mary Taylor? Her obvious tie to Kasich could attract moderates.

[BuckeyeNut]

Unless Husted changes his tune to run for Senate, there's no one stronger than Mandel for the OH GOP to run.

What about Mary Taylor? Her obvious tie to Kasich could attract moderates.

No... Taylor's still got Kasich's endorsement in the Governor's race, but she's running very pro-Trump. Gibbons meanwhile is loaded up with former Kasich staffers. Not that being a "moderate" is how you win a Republican primary in Ohio anyway.

[Sherrod Brown Shill]

Unless Husted changes his tune to run for Senate, there's no one stronger than Mandel for the OH GOP to run.

What about Mary Taylor? Her obvious tie to Kasich could attract moderates.

No... Taylor's still got Kasich's endorsement in the Governor's race, but she's running very pro-Trump. Gibbons meanwhile is loaded up with former Kasich staffers. Not that being a "moderate" is how you win a Republican primary in Ohio anyway.

She is polling above Renacci, who I think is most likely to switch fields and run.

edit: Uhhhh https://twitter.com/Zachary_Cohen/status/949365946329821185

[BuckeyeNut]

Unless Husted changes his tune to run for Senate, there's no one stronger than Mandel for the OH GOP to run.

What about Mary Taylor? Her obvious tie to Kasich could attract moderates.

No... Taylor's still got Kasich's endorsement in the Governor's race, but she's running very pro-Trump. Gibbons meanwhile is loaded up with former Kasich staffers. Not that being a "moderate" is how you win a Republican primary in Ohio anyway.

She is polling above Renacci, who I think is most likely to switch fields and run.

edit: Uhhhh https://twitter.com/Zachary_Cohen/status/949365946329821185

Renacci is polling at like 5% in the Governor's race. Taylor is still a sh!t candidate.

[Holmes]

Yeah It's looking like a no on Kasich. Weaver asked reporters to stop calling because the answer is no, and I doubt Taylor would consider jumping in if Kasich were to.

[Sestak]

Well, this came out of left field.