{"id":2432952,"date":"2025-05-09T14:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-secures-ohio-gop-endorsement-for-governor\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:06:09","slug":"vivek-ramaswamy-secures-ohio-gop-endorsement-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-secures-ohio-gop-endorsement-for-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy secures Ohio GOP endorsement for governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fvivek-ramaswamy-secures-ohio-gop-endorsement-for-governor%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=2432952&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--><p>The Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor, a decision seen as a significant setback for the current governor, Mike DeWine. While DeWine attempted to prevent this backing,Ramaswamy received strong support from President Donald trump and former Ohio senator JD Vance. The endorsement, which passed with a commanding 60-3 vote, provides Ramaswamy with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >valuable party resources ahead<\/a> of the 2026 election. Ramaswamy, who expressed gratitude for the endorsement, aims to expand the Republican voter base. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally,this endorsement impacts other potential candidates,including former OSU football coach Jim Tressel and Attorney General Dave Yost. The move has drawn criticism from the Ohio Democratic Party,which accused Republicans of prioritizing billionaires over the needs of Ohioans. Ramaswamy previously ran for president and stepped down from his position at Elon Musk&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency to focus on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ny-gov-cuomo-may-be-prosecuted-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/\" title=\"Biden: NY Gov. Cuomo May Be \u2018Prosecuted\u2019 Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations\">gubernatorial campaign<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ohio GOP endorses Vivek Ramaswamy for governor in blow to DeWine<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1936646\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ohio<\/a> Republican Party State Central Committee voted on Friday to endorse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> for governor, in a blow to Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-dewine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike DeWine<\/a> (R-OH).<\/p>\n<p>DeWine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/ohio-governor-moves-keep-state-gop-endorsing-trump-backed-vivek-ramasw-rcna205146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> worked behind the scenes to block the 66-member committee from backing Ramaswamy, who has the support of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President JD Vance, a former Ohio senator. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3405066\/buddy-carter-first-republican-challenge-ossoff-georgia-senate-race\/\">Buddy Carter becomes first Republican to challenge Ossoff in Georgia Senate race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3404840\/thom-tillis-tests-trump-relationship-ed-martin\/\">Thom Tillis tests Trump relationship with Ed Martin dustup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3403188\/raja-krishnamoorthi-launches-illinois-senate-campaign-succeed-durbin\/\">Raja Krishnamoorthi launches Illinois Senate campaign with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-pac-scoops-up-cash-from-bloomberg-soros-funded-group-and-other-megadonors\/\" title=\"Top Biden PAC receives funds from Bloomberg, Soros-backed group, and major donors\">large war chest<\/a> to combat Pritzker&rsquo;s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The endorsement is also a blow to former Ohio State University football coach and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, who was considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/05\/08\/jim-tressel-former-osu-football-coach-considering-run-for-governor\/83524050007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">entering the gubernatorial race<\/a>, as well as Attorney General Dave Yost, who is running to succeed DeWine.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-could-be-democrats-secret-weapon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mark Kelly could be Democrats&#039; secret weapon - Washington Examiner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">state party<\/a>&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s endorsement gives Ramaswamy advantageous access to party resources over challengers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Grateful to receive the endorsement of the Ohio Republican Party by a historic 60-3 margin,&rdquo; Ramaswamy wrote on X. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re laser focused on growing our Republican voter base &amp; delivering a decisive victory in &lsquo;26. This isn&rsquo;t about left vs. right. It&rsquo;s up vs. down. We&rsquo;ll work hard to earn every last vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grateful to receive the endorsement of the Ohio Republican Party by a historic 60-3 margin. We&rsquo;re laser focused on growing our Republican voter base &amp; delivering a decisive victory in &lsquo;26. This isn&rsquo;t about left vs. right. It&rsquo;s up vs. down. We&rsquo;ll work hard to earn every last vote. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SYvG7TqfXj\">https:\/\/t.co\/SYvG7TqfXj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1920886992587383202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The endorsement also comes on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump Jr.<\/a>&nbsp;imploring the state GOP to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3405526\/donald-trump-jr-vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-republicans-endorsement-governor-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">back Ramaswamy&rsquo;s bid<\/a> to succeed DeWine. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dear Members of the Ohio Republican State Central Committee: I&rsquo;m asking for you to stand with my father and endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio. You were the FIRST state party in the nation to endorse my father in the last election cycle. We will never forget your courage, loyalty, and&nbsp;leadership,&rdquo;&nbsp;Trump Jr. wrote on social media. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear Members of the Ohio Republican State Central Committee: I&#8217;m asking for you to stand with my father and endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>You were the FIRST state party in the nation to endorse my father in the last election cycle. We will never forget your&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1920277842082070672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The backing of Ramaswamy represents Trump&rsquo;s MAGA branch of the GOP defeating establishment-minded figures once again. Ramaswamy has been a fervent supporter of Trump, even when he ran against the president in the GOP primary last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio Democratic Party quickly moved to lambaste Ramaswamy&rsquo;s endorsement on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The vote took place during a closed door meeting a year before the primary election. Republicans are working for billionaires in back rooms instead of Ohioans,&rdquo; the state party wrote. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ohiogop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ohiogop<\/a> voted to endorse billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor in 2026. The vote took place during a closed door meeting a year before the primary election. Republicans are working for billionaires in back rooms instead of Ohioans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQ1g9CXMb5\">pic.twitter.com\/VQ1g9CXMb5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ohio Dems (@OHDems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OHDems\/status\/1920883342561493447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ramaswamy, a former 2024 presidential candidate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3294404\/vivek-ramaswamy-will-leave-doge-considers-run-ohio-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stepped down<\/a> from running the Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk in January to focus on the Ohio gubernatorial race instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1936646\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1936646\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio GOP backs Vivek Ramaswamy for governor, undermining DeWine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2432953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ramaswamy-combatting-victimhood-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13348,37411,54947,5894,32072],"class_list":["post-2432952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-endorsement","tag-governor-race","tag-ohio-gop","tag-politics","tag-vivek-ramaswamy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ramaswamy-combatting-victimhood-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432952","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432952"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432956,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432952\/revisions\/2432956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}