COLUMBUS, Ohio — The race is on to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the Senate, but top GOP strategists tell The Post only two real candidates remain: Jane Timken and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Timken, a Harvard-educated attorney and Ohio Republican Party chair, is a slight favorite in the eyes of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, say sources close to his decision.
The deciding factor will be President-elect Donald Trump. Sources say that if he decides to pressure DeWine and ask him appoint a more MAGA-friendly candidate, Ramaswamy will win the seat. But, if the decision remains in DeWine’s infamously moderate hands, experts feel Timken has it sewn up.
“She’s a good compromise between MAGA and DeWine in my opinion,” a Republican insider working closely on Ohio’s senatorial transitions told The Post.
The Buckeye GOP’s true fear is Democrat Sherrod Brown returning to challenge this new appointee in the upcoming special election required to fully control Vance’s seat. Whoever fills it can’t simply be a good fit to run a conservative agenda on…
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