COLUMBUS, Ohio — November is still four months away, but each party is busy preparing for Decision 2024.
The first presidential debate is behind us, and Republicans are now gearing up for their national convention that's less than two weeks away. The GOP will host its four-day event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin beginning July 15, and for the third straight time they will culminate with Donald Trump being nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.
Alex Triantafilou is the Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, and he will be in Milwaukee as part of the state’s delegation, which will also include Gov Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted. While former President Trump will be in the spotlight during the convention, a pair of Ohioans are also expected to be leaders in the state, and on Capitol Hill.
“The Moreno campaign is a real opportunity for us to remove a career politician and Sherrod Brown as someone who’s been there for a while,” said Triantafilou."So, you know, that’s a huge race for us. Senator J.D. Vance has rightfully taken on, you know, a national role in politics. People recognize that he really is a future leader for the country and for our great Republican party."
Meanwhile, Triantafilou said many important topics could be up for discussion which include inflation, border laws and crime prevention. He’s been to every national convention ever since 2004, and says his overall top priorities for the buckeye state this year are pretty clear.
“It’s electing Donald Trump as President to keep the electoral votes in his column, and to defeat career politician Sherrod Brown, and to elect our three Supreme Court candidates,” said Triantafilou.
When the convention concludes, citizens will expect to know Trump’s potential running-mate.
“Once we have our nominee and we have our nominee for vice president,” Triantafilou said. “You know, that changes things on the legal side for what actually a campaign can do, and how they can raise their money and how the how they can interact with state parties.”