Predict the following Senate nominees

[Meatball Ron]

Alabama R: Mo Brooks
Arizona R: Andy Biggs
Georgia R: Gary Black
Iowa R if Grassley retires: Pat Grassley
Missouri R: Mark McCloskey
Nevada R: Adam Laxalt
New Hampshire R if Sununu doesn't run: Don Bolduc
North Carolina R: Ted Budd
Ohio R: Josh Mandel
Pennsylvania R: Sean Parnell
Wisconsin R if Johnson retires: Mike Gallagher

North Carolina D: Cheri Beasley
Pennsylvania D: John Fetterman
Wisconsin D: Sarah Godlewski
Vermont D if Leahy retires: Molly Gray (think Welch will face pressure from the party not to run given his age - state will need to work toward rebuilding some seniority in Congress w/ Leahy out and Bernie getting up there in age)

[Meatball Ron]

Not sure why people are so bearish on Mandel in the primary? He has already been nominated once, and it's not like he has some sort of personal baggage that makes him unpalatable to GOP primary voters. Even Timken's internals show him ahead.

JD Vance I feel is a better fit for Ohio due to his pro-Trump stance and status as an advocate for white working class voters in Southwestern Ohio.

Mandel is the ultimate Trumpist.

And JD Vance is an Ivy-educated venture capitalist, but without the charisma or ability to appear "populist" of Trump. That's not to say he can't win, but he's no working class hero or electoral titan, either. Let's not overestimate him in the primary.