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code or visit c-span.org to subscribe anytime. host: we welcome back to our desk, jacob rubashkin from inside elections, joining us at the start of a very busy month when it comes to midterm primaries. 12 states holding primaries over the next 30 days or so. is that calendar -- has that been impacted by the redistricting process? i was seeing more primaries this month than we usually do? guest: every state determines its own scheduling over the course of the election season when they hold their primaries, when their filing dates are, and in certain instances, the state scheduled to have the earliest primaries like north carolina, was originally supposed to hold their primary about two months earlier, but because of ongoing

litigation about the redistricting process, they got pushed back. it is a more concentrated schedule than we are used to because of a whole cascading set of issues. host: and it begins tomorrow in the buckeye state and the hoosier state. in ohio, who is the expected candidate who is going to try to hold that republican senate seat that rob portman is giving up? guest: it is looking like a two-man race for the top spot, potentially a three-man race. jd vance, the venture capitalist securing that trump endorsement. that was a big boost to his campaign. he has been pulling first for the first time throughout the entire campaign. josh mandel, the former state treasurer who has run before, a well-known figure in the state and continues to be one of the top pulling candidates in that

race. the most interesting develop it over the last week or so is matt dolan, a current state senator, part owner of the cleveland guardians baseball team, the only candidate running as a post-trump candidate rather than a pro-trump candidate, who has spent many millions of his own dollars on campaign ads. he has started to see a bump in the polls as well as we close out this race. host: the wall street journal today with the same idea we had been talking about, a month of primaries. they test trump's sway in the gop is the headline. you see jd vance, the first candidate in that list of pictures. an interesting develop it in that race as well when it comes to donald trump and these are in canada it's was a club for growth at that came out and seemed to dean donald trump for his support of jd vance. i want to play that add. [video clip] >> the elites were right about

donald trump. i may never trump guy. >> has trump seen this? >> president trump tweeting a surprise endorsement of mitt romney. >> how did that turn out? >> i love trump but he is going to be wrong with jd vance too. >> a vote for trump is a vote for racist reasons. >> where does he get off saying things like that? >> jd vance is a fraud. host: jacob rubashkin, the conservative, the antitax club for growth with that add. guest: the club for growth and donald trump has had this very fractious relationship over the course of the last half decade. originally the club wasn't of the most prominent anti-trump groups in the 2016 republican primary. they butted heads quite a few times in that race. after trump won, like the rest of the establishment, the club came around and became one of his most -- supporters.

however, the club does still adhere to a greater degree of ideological rigor than president trump, when selecting candidates and the club has been on board for josh mandel since the beginning of this race. they were clear that no matter who the president endorsed, they would be sticking by josh mandel. this has become one of the few races on the map where the club and trump have to verged and they are very much going at it in a public way, like we are not used to since 2016. host: georgia republican senate state -- debate is being hosted by the atlanta press club. you can watch it on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span now video app. what will you be looking for in that debate? guest: in the georgia senate race, we have herschel walker, the former heisman trophy

winner, endorsed by former president donald trump. he is not going to be there. he has adopted a strategy of avoiding debates, doing very few public appearances, very few news interviews and none outside a friend he media outlets. -- outside of friendly media outlets. he currently looks poised to win the primary without a runoff, exceeding that 50% threshold. that is because he is not the most experienced candidate. he's never run for office and he does have a habit of putting his foot in his mouth at certain points. there campaign is trying to keep him under wraps as much as they can, and in managed environments until the absolute have to bring him out in the general. host: the peach state primaries take place may 24, the same day as alabama and arkansas. that is the bookend of a month of primaries from indiana and

ohio races taking place tomorrow. we are talking about all of them in this 45 minutes with jacob rubashkin of inside elections. let me invite viewers to join the conversation. democrats, it is (202)-748-8000. republicans, it is (202)-748-8001. independents, (202)-748-8002. let us know what races you want to focus on and what you are watching, especially in some of these key states holding primaries this month. we mentioned ohio, we mentioned georgia. pennsylvania having its primaries this month as well. that will be may 17. what are you watching for in that senate race? guest: pennsylvania is one of the few states on the map where we have competitive primaries on both the democrat and republican side. democrats have done a good job of avoiding competitive primaries but wisconsin and pennsylvania, they do have competitive primaries they are sorting through.