Trump Celebrates As Ohio Candidate He Backed Wins Key House Primary

A political newcomer who embraced former President Donald Trump’s political agenda won a resounding victory Tuesday in a Republican congressional primary. Trump issued a statement celebrating the win of Mike Carey in…

IJR SyndicatedAug 4, 20213 min read

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, Trump said Carey faced “a gang of RINOs,” using the acronym for Republicans in Name Only.

Carey took 37.3 percent of the vote in the 11-candidate race, according to The New York Times. The race’s second-place finisher was more than 20 percentage points behind Carey.

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Prior to the election, pundits said that Trump’s influence was as much on the line as Carey, after a special election in Texas in which the Trump-backed candidate lost. That made the Ohio race a key test of Trump’s continuing influence.

“Right now, the Trump endorsement is the gold standard in Republican primaries,” Mark Weaver, a Republican consultant, told Bloomberg in an article published Monday. “If Carey loses, it’s one indication that Trump’s support is not as powerful as some think.”

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Carey had been among those who saw the contest as a referendum on the former president.

“When people know that President Trump has endorsed me, they’re going to vote for me,” Carey told Bloomberg. “I just got to win it. I don’t want to let him down.”

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows recently noted that although there are no sure things in any election, Trump’s support has clout among Republican voters.

“President Trump’s endorsement not only has power but it has unbelievable power perhaps at historic levels,” he told Newsmax on Friday, according to Newsweek.

Carey will face Democratic state Rep. Allison Russo, who won Tuesday’s Democratic primary, according to The Associated Press. The seat is up for grabs due to the resignation of former Republican Rep. Steve Stivers.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.