Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the success of candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump in Ohio’s Republican primary elections. Kokai offered these comments during the May 6, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Locke’s Mitch Kokai assesses Trump-backed candidates’ success in Ohio
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