Timken releases ad touting ties to Trump in Ohio Senate primary | TheHill – The Hill

Ohio Republican Senate candidate Jane Timken on Friday released a newstatewide ad touting her ties to former President TrumpDonald TrumpSenate confirms 40 judges during Biden's first year in office, the most since Reagan 'Stop the Steal' organizer testified to House panel about contact with GOP reps in lead-up to Jan. 6 Why you shouldn't expect a Biden shake-up MORE and his policies.

The ad, titled "America First," calls Timken a "Trump conservative" who "wiped out the Kasich establishment," referring to Trump critic and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R). The 30-second spot also touts Timken's conservative stances on the Second Amendment, immigration, parents' rights, and the economy. The ad is a part of a previous six-figure media buy.

Timken is one of a number of candidates running the Republican Senate primary, which has become largely defined by their efforts to tie themselves to the former president.The field includes Timken, businessman Bernie Moreno, former Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel, author and venture capitalist J. D. Vance, investment banker Mike Gibbons and state Sen. Matt Dolan.

The primary is set for May 3and the campaigns have released a slew of ads that have garnered some national attention. Late last month,Gibbonsrolled out a $500,000 statewide advertising buytargetingVance,which invokesthe anti-Trump stances the author took during the 2016 presidential election.

The conservative group, the Club for Growth, which is supporting Mandel, has also targeted Vance over his past anti-Trump remarks, including in a $1 million television ad buy. Politico reported last month that Trump, himself, called the group's president to complain about the ads in the state, which he won in the 2016 and 2020 elections.

Trump has not made an endorsement in the primary.

There has not been much public polling yetin the primary, but Mandel appears to be the early frontrunner. Timken's campaign has touted a recent internal poll that shows her polling four points behind Mandel.

Read the rest here:
Timken releases ad touting ties to Trump in Ohio Senate primary | TheHill - The Hill