By EFE
WASHINGTON – The The states of Indiana and Ohio hold primary elections this Tuesday facing the midterm elections next Novembera quote that will test the extent to which the influence of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, continues to mark the direction of the Republican Party.
Trump seeks to politically punish seven Indiana Republican state senators that last year they opposed and They derailed his plan to redesign the state’s electoral districts. and help him win more seats in Congress.
The president has publicly endorsed rivals running against those Republican senatorswith the aim of preventing them from achieving the candidacy and seeking re-election next November.
The result of these primaries will show Republicans in the rest of the country If receiving Trump’s endorsement continues to give electoral credits or if, on the contrary, it is more beneficial to move away from the figure of the president, whose popularity is at its lowest level as a result of the war in Iran.
Much national attention is also focused on Ohio, a state with a Republican majority that will elect governor in November.
For the Republican candidacy for that position, Vivek Ramaswamy leads the racea technology entrepreneur with very good connections with Trump, compared to Casey Putsch, an automotive engineer who has campaigned against Republicans nationally for his handling of the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein case.
Amy Acton, former director of Public Health of Ohio, runs unopposed in the Democratic ranks known for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ohio must also fill the US Senate vacancy left by JD Vance in November when he became vice president, a key election that could cause Republicans to lose their majority in the Upper House.
Democrats have pinned their hopes on former state senator Sherrod Brownwho is expected to face Republican Jon Husted.
Michigan goes to a special election this Tuesday to fill a vacancy in the state Senate that will have implications for the balance of power in this state.
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