Sen. JD Vance, former President Trump’s 2024 running mate, could have more of an impact on swing state races than in his own state of Ohio, according to strategists.
Sen. JD Vance, running on the GOP ticket alongside former President Trump, could help Republicans in „vulnerable Rust Belt states“ this cycle, but he might not play as big a role in his home state of Ohio, according to strategists familiar with campaigns.
Vance currently serves as the junior senator from Ohio, a state where vulnerable Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is defending his congressional seat in one of the Republicans‘ best pickup opportunities of the cycle.
„I think Trump looked at the map and realized JD Vance could be of help in the vulnerable Rust Belt states though word was he has been trending this way for a few weeks“, Mark Penn, Democrat strategist and CEO of Stagwell Inc., told Fox News Digital of the vice presidential pick.
Penn added that „Rubio might have helped in the southwest, but Vance will be much more useful in the Midwest.
