J.D. Vance Beats Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate Race

The New Right is officially headed to Washington. J.D. Vance, a Donald Trump-backed Republican, defeated Democratic Representative Tim Ryan in Ohio’s pivotal Senate race, NBC News projected Tuesday. Vance, a minor media celebrity (he authored the widely read book Hillbilly Elegy) with no prior political experience, represents the next generation of insurgent GOP lawmakers: culture warriors who proudly tout their “outsider” status, hitch their brand to Trump, and chastise their party’s leadership in Washington. His victory also marks a massive leap for the New Right, a Peter Thiel-led movement of socially conservative zealots who espouse economic protectionism, global isolationism, and… Read Full Article