Ohio s contentious gop senate primary. the race seen as an early test of donald trump s grip on the republican party. congressman tim ryan won the democratic senate primary setting the field now for what will be one of the most closely watched senate races in november. joining me now to discuss, cnn political, senior political correspondent abby phillip the anchor of inside politic sunday and jeff selzeleny. the advance in polls after the endorsement of trump, does this answer the question finally of whether or not he still controls the party? it certainly did last night in ohio. no question about it. everyone was watching to see if he would be a king maker, the former president and in fact, he was. without that endorsement, there is no doubt in anyone s mind there, particularly jd vance s mind that he would have won the primary. and won it with some 32% of the vote, which is pretty impressive in a crowded field of seven candidates and five major
That s happening as we speak. the big question is how fast can they move. they have been moving quick clip over the last couple of weeks. you said the deadline coming up. as for you jeff selzeleny, they said he wants a win. brooke, he does want a win. not simply because of the alabama snam race, but urgency has increased because of that. here he is. we see the president walking into the east room to talk about taxes. let s listen. we are joined today by college students, young entrepreneurs, mothers and father s from all over our nation. you maic thke this country run. it s an honor to be with you and it s an honor to have you at the white house. and thank you all for being here. really fantastic. thank you.