{"id":1389964,"date":"2022-03-19T14:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T18:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1389964"},"modified":"2022-03-19T18:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T22:29:41","slug":"watch-ohio-gop-senate-candidates-get-heated-have-to-be-separated-in-viral-clip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ohio-gop-senate-candidates-get-heated-have-to-be-separated-in-viral-clip\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Ohio GOP Senate Candidates Get Heated, Have To Be Separated In Viral Clip"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-ohio-gop-senate-candidates-get-heated-have-to-be-separated-in-viral-clip%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1389964&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/B202C4AF-43F0-4FC2-AE8F-95B8AEB0A5BC-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The two frontrunners in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Ohio got into a heated exchange with one another at a debate Friday evening, eventually having to be separated from one another, in a moment that quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange, between former Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel and businessman Mike Gibbons, happened at a primary debate sponsored by conservative nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FreedomWorks\/videos\/344290844308419\/\">FreedomWorks<\/a>. Politico reporter Natalie Allison posted a video of the exchange to Twitter. As of the publishing of this piece, the video has amassed 1.8 million views in less than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The row between the two candidates arose over an argument about Gibbons\u2019 alleged business dealings in China. About half an hour into the debate, Mandel called out Gibbons for his alleged role in offshoring Ohio jobs to China. Mandel claimed that Gibbons sold a company called \u201cPerfect Fit\u201d to a Chinese company called Shanghai Shenda. He also claimed that Gibbons owned stock in \u201cChinese Petro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gibbons responded to Mandel\u2019s claims, saying that he did not know where the claim about \u201cPerfect Fit\u201d came from because he was not aware of the deal, and that he wasn\u2019t sure what \u201cChinese Petro [had] to do with anything.\u201d Mandel interjected, claiming that Gibbons had filed with the FEC, and \u201cmade millions off it.\u201d Gibbons fired back that he did not personally buy the stock, and did not make millions off his investment.<\/p>\n<p>Mandel continued to press Gibbons on his alleged Chinese dealings. Gibbons attempted to respond, but\u00a0Mandel abruptly stood up and approached Gibbons. \u201cYou\u2019ve never been in the private sector in your entire life \u2026 you don\u2019t know squat,\u201d Gibbons said as Mandel stood over him. \u201cI\u2019ve worked, sir,\u201d Mandel fired back, getting in Gibbons\u2019 face and pointing at him. \u201cTwo tours in Iraq; don\u2019t tell me I haven\u2019t worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moderator Brandon Boxer stepped up to intervene and got Mandel to sit down, as fellow candidates J.D. Vance, Matt Dolan, and Jane Timken looked on awkwardly \u2014 but Gibbons continued, and Mandel stood up and again stepped into Gibbons\u2019 face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack off, buddy, or you\u2019re going to end up\u2026\u201d Gibbons said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou back off,\u201d Mandel responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever that\u2019ll happen, never,\u201d Gibbons laughed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatch,\u201d Mandel responded.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbons continued to press Mandel. \u201cYou\u2019re dealing with the wrong dude,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re dealing with the wrong [guy],\u201d Mandel shot back. \u201cYou watch what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the two men called the other a \u201cp****\u201d during the exchange. Both candidates denied it, but video tweeted by Allison seemed to indicate it was Gibbons who lobbed the insult at Mandel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Both Gibbons and Mandel campaigns say it wasn\u2019t their guy who called the other \u201cpussy\u201d over the mic. Here\u2019s a clearer video, where it looks like it could be Gibbons. A couple people in the room last night said it was Mandel. A real whodunit of the 2022 midterms. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D2usfDqoXe\">pic.twitter.com\/D2usfDqoXe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natalie_allison\/status\/1505222566604066819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At that point, Boxer managed to separate the two, while Vance urged the two to sit down. Vance, who like Mandel served in the Marine Corps, also condemned Mandel for his behavior, and the \u201cdisgraceful\u201d way he invoked his service in the Marines during the exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbons and Mandel are the front-runners in the race to fill the seat of retiring incumbent Senator Rob Portman. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/senate\/oh\/ohio_senate_republican_primary-7456.html#!\">RealClearPolitics<\/a> average shows Gibbons with a slight lead over Mandel, 20.0% to 18.7%. Vance stands in 3rd place with 11.0%, while Timken is in 4th with 8.3% and Dolan is in 5th with 7.7%. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomworks.org\/content\/freedomworks-releases-ohio-senate-candidate-straw-poll-results?utm_source=dlvr.it&#038;utm_medium=twitter\">straw poll<\/a> after the debate showed that attendees supported Vance by a substantial margin, while Timken came in second, Gibbons in third, Dolan in fourth, and Mandel in last place.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two frontrunners in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Ohio got into a heated exchange with one another at a debate Friday evening, eventually having to be<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1389964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1389964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1389964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1389964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1389964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1389964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1389964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}