Vivek And Amy!

The path clears for Vivek Ramaswamy.

A test of the Trump presidency lies in Ohio.

The race between a billionaire tech pharma entrepreneur and a medical doctor who steered Ohio out of a pandemic during the first term.

Jim Tressel, Jim Renacci, Tim Ryan, Anthony Gonzales, Dave Yost, Jon Husted and Sherrod Brown declined or withdrawn. No one is interested in running for governor of a depressing state. 

I guess these two will become either the governor-elect or sacifical goat.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Dr. Amy Acton will likely be Ohio gubernatorial nominees. Both could end up the first. 

I have this race Solid Republican. But things could change if Ramaswamy proves to be more than just a flawed human being. 

In the race for Ohio governor, usually a Republican will often win it. The last Democratic governor was Ted Strickland. He only had one term as governor. He lost to John Kasich, a former congressman, Fox personality and radio host.

Kasich became a prominent critic of President Donald J. Trump. He tried to run for president in 2016 and failed to secure the nomination. He reluctantly supported the president in his first term. 

In 2020, he endorsed Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris in 2024.

Kasich's successor Mike DeWine also reluctantly backed Trump. He endorsed him in 2016, 2020 and 2024. DeWine, a former congressman, former senator, former attorney general and incumbent governor finishing his term is souring on the president.

He is quietly telling Ohio Republicans that the state is losing to North Carolina.

Ohio once a thriving bellweather state has become an old, white, out of touch, out of position rust belt state. A state with no future other than the tired status quo of white men running things into the ground.

Amy Acton gain fame in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic in Trump’s first term.

Ohio legalized gambling, marijuana, sports betting, allowing paid commissions for namesake students in sports and open carry laws. They banned phones while in school or driving, placed age restrictions on adult entertainment sites, want Charlie Kirk-themed legislation taught in schools, more repulsive gerrymandering, repealing marijuana laws, bans on women's reproductive rights, bans on transgender children playing sports, prayer and forced religion in public schools and bans on independent history (aka critical race theory).

Yet, this state is ranked very high in gun violence.

We have so many companies leaving the state. We have so many people fleeing the state due to lack of good paying jobs. People are seeing how Ohio is lost because of its natural resources being gobbled up by greed.

All these data centers, the indefinite pause of the Intel plant, constant infrastructure failures and the consequences of Republican leadership has made Ohio lack innovation. 

Ohio is expecting more deadly weather events.

Ohio has declined rapidly in population. Of the six major cities, Columbus and Cincinnati are growing. Cleveland, Toledo, Akron and Dayton are declining.

DeWine was successful in the coronavirus pandemic of 2019 to 2022. With Dr. Amy Acton by his side, DeWine successfully pulled Ohio out of its worst.

Acton was vilified by the junk food media. She got death threats for just telling Ohioans to be safe during a pandemic.

She quit the position of Ohio chief medical aid under DeWine. She has advocate for children's health and affordability in medical coverage. She is Jewish and lives in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus. She is likely the strongest Ohio Democratic candidate.

Ramaswamy ran for president in 2024 and eventually dropped out to endorse Trump.

Trump endorsed Ramaswamy for governor and his funding is growing. He is also self funding some of his coffers. He and his family live in Indian Hill, a suburb of Cincinnati.

If he wins, he could be the first Indian American, first person of color and one of the youngest elected governors.

If she wins, she could be the first woman, first Jewish and first medical doctor in a generation to be governor of Ohio.

What could become an issue for the voters?

Issues that drove voters out should be the most important. 

1. The government shutdown.

2. Economic uncertainty.

3. Affordability.

4. Israel.

5. Political violence.

6. President Donald J. Trump being tone deaf.

If these issues become a factor in the U.S. Midterms, expect more Ohioans to vote against the establishment figures who drove the vehicle off a cliff. DeWine, Kasich and Bob Taft would often moderate their stances during their roles as governor. Ramaswamy could be more MAGA than Ohio.

If both Acton and Ramaswamy support Israel, count me out. Period. I will vote independent and avoid the Zionist influence.