Trump publicly backed J.D. Vance for Senate last week, calling him the 'most qualified' candidate in the GOP field.
author the"most qualified" candidate in the Republican primary field. Other high-profile conservatives running for the party's nomination are Mike Gibbons, Jane Timken and Josh Mandel. The primary will be held on May 3.Polls have shown that Trump's endorsement. A Trafalgar survey of 1,000 Ohio Republican voters found that 54.9 percent would be more likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Trump.
The survey was conducted just before Trump's endorsement and showed Mandel in the lead with 28 percent support. Vance was in second place in the poll and garnered 22 percent support among likely GOP voters.Back in 2016, Vance called Trump an"idiot" and said he was a"Never Trump" person. Vance has since said he's changed his opinion on the former president.