Who wins a Tim Ryan vs. Vivek Ramaswamy governor’s race? (Trump midterm)

[Tekken_Guy]

Who wins this hypothetical governor’s race between Tim Ryan and Vivek Ramaswamy in a Trump midterm?

[Arizona Iced Tea]

Ramaswamy with ease, Tim Ryan's disgust with working class voters is blatant while Ramaswamy would easily make in roads.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Ryan would probably keep it competitive, but I'm still not confident he would win, even against someone as odious as Ramaswamy.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

One of the few matchups that could actually result in Ohio electing a Democrat as governor.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

One of the few matchups that could actually result in Ohio electing a Democrat as governor.

This, but a lot depends on what Ryan does in the meantime.  Does he f*** off and become a lobbyist?  Does he go the Beto route and rebrand as a left-wing bomb-thrower?  Does he stay heavily involved in Ohio politics and continue to maintain his “working-class, family man, reasonable union Democrat” branding?

[DaleCooper]

Ramaswamy is unelectable.

[Mr. Smith]

Vivek, unless Biden smh narrows the Ohio margin to something more tangible for Dems.

[jvmh2009]

I live in ohio and am fully aware of how unelectable dems are in this stare but tim ryan would win this one.

[The Economy is Getting Worse]

Candidate quality matters a lot more in governor races. Also, Ohio's generic environment will likely only be R +4 in a Trump midterm, so Ryan doesn't even have to outperform by that much.

[coloradocowboi]

Ramaswamy is worse than odious, he's lame and a poser. He might be the only Ohio Republican who could lose this race. But I doubt he would ever make it through a primary anyway.

[President Johnson]

Ramaswamy, 51.5-48.0%.

[Rjjr77]

Who wins this hypothetical governor’s race between Tim Ryan and Vivek Ramaswamy in a Trump midterm?

JD Vance barely campaigned, Vivek would win by almost the same margin without showing.

Sherrod Brown, a popular incumbent, in a democrat leaning year outspent his terrible unliked opponent by almost 30 million dollars and underperformed his polling.

[Vice President Christian Man]

Ryan would be lucky to win Mahoning County at this rate, but I suppose he'd have a better chance then than during a Biden midterm. Vivek would be favored unless Trump is historically unpopular by this time.

[Rjjr77]

Ryan would be lucky to win Mahoning County at this rate, but I suppose he'd have a better chance then than during a Biden midterm. Vivek would be favored unless Trump is historically unpopular by this time.

He didnt win it in his senate race in 2022.

[Coldstream]

Ramaswamy makes JD Vance look serious & relatable.

[Vosem]

I'm going to say, as someone from northeast Ohio, that Tim Ryan is an underrated candidate in general. He would've beaten DeWine if he'd been the candidate for Governor in 2018 over Cordray, and I think if 2026 is a Republican midterm then he will start as the outright favorite to be elected Governor.

Ramaswamy also wouldn't be a great candidate, but Ryan actually is a very strong choice. Clearly Ryan.

[Heir of Camelot]

Ramasmarmie. Ohio is so red now. WTF happened.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Vivek, but it would be a nail-biter.  Ohio is a lot more Republican than it was 12 years ago, and it's not going to change.

[Ferguson97]

Ramaswamy with ease, Tim Ryan's disgust with working class voters is blatant while Ramaswamy would easily make in roads.

What planet do you live on?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

OH GOP is weak without DeWine that's why Brown has been leading in every poll

[jvmh2009]

OH GOP is weak without DeWine that's why Brown has been leading in every poll

OH GOP is not weak. I can promise you that. The party apparatus is a machine.... although there are some cracks showing.... I will give you that... and the ohio dem party has started showing a bit of life since late 2021. They are actually trying for once.

[Xing]

Honestly, if it were a typically rough midterm for Republicans, I think Ryan would narrowly win. Ramaswamy is spectacularly stupid, and might just manage to blow a race in a state that is fairly Republican, but not at the level of Mississippi or Tennessee. In a more neutral year, Ramaswamy would win narrowly.

[MT Treasurer]

Ryan would start out with double-digit leads/over 50% in early GE polling only for the predictable and substantial pro-D midterm turnout drop-off and the national environment to barely (<1.5%) bail him out in the end.

Ramaswamy would win in a presidential year, even if by an underwhelming margin.

[Pericles]

Who wins this hypothetical governor’s race between Tim Ryan and Vivek Ramaswamy in a Trump midterm?

JD Vance barely campaigned, Vivek would win by almost the same margin without showing.

Sherrod Brown, a popular incumbent, in a democrat leaning year outspent his terrible unliked opponent by almost 30 million dollars and underperformed his polling.

Underperforming polling is a meaningless assessment of candidate strength, all that tells us is that the polls were getting an inaccurate sample. Brown won comfortably, well beyond what a normal Democrat could do.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Ryan