Sources close to Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine told Newsmax on Wednesday morning that, assuming Sen. J.D. Vance is elected vice president, he will appoint longtime friend and State Sen. Matt Dolan to fill his Senate seat until a special election is held in 2026.

To MAGA Republicans and conservatives in general, the thought of “establishment Republican” Dolan in the Senate is nothing short of an outrage.

The Cuyahoga County lawmaker, whose family owns the Cleveland Guardians (formerly Indians) baseball team, lost two contested primaries for the Senate — in 2022 to Vance and in 2024 to Trump friend and wealthy car dealer Bernie Moreno (who was elected to Ohio’s other Senate seat Tuesday).

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