If you need further proof that former President Trump remains extremely popular and influential in the GOP, check out Ohio. MANDEL FIRST TO DECLARE IN HIGH PROFILE OHIO SENATE RACE"I'm going to Washington to fight for President Trump's America First Agenda," Mandel emphasized in a tweet announcing his candidacy. And highlighting his Trump credentials, Mandel said "I was the first statewide official to support President Trump in 2016. TRUMP-MCCONNELL SPAT LEADS NRSC CHAIR TO SEEK UNITY AMONG SENATE GOPTimken touts that she was "hand-picked" by Trump in 2017 to run the Ohio Republican Party. John Kasich, who was one of Trump’s most vocal Republican critics, Timken told Fox News that "as Ohio Republican Party chairman, I cleaned house of the Kasich establishment."

Source: Fox News February 19, 2021 19:40 UTC