Tim Ryan

JD Vance and Tim Ryan participated in a U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland on Monday, devolving into personal attacks and bitter exchanges about issues like ...

"Tim Ryan is running the best Senate race in the country and having to do it all by his lonesome," strategist Irene Lin said. "I’m not here to just get in a fight or just tiptoe the Democratic Party line," Ryan claimed. "That’s the kind of guy Tim Ryan is." "If we lose this race by a few points, and the Senate majority, blame should squarely fall on the D.C. Ryan, a 10-term Democratic congressman, sought to portray Vance as an extremist by echoing his associations with "crazies" who believe in 2020 election fraud claims and contributed to the Jan. You went off to California, you were drinking wine and eating cheese."

Tim Ryan has been playing a dangerous game. Ohio went for Donald Trump by 8 points in 2020 and by an even wider margin in 2016, so Ryan, the Democratic ...

This by itself doesn’t mean that Ryan will lose in the fall—but if he wanted to win, he needed to do a better job than this. I’m not sure if this registered in the crosstalk, but it’s worth pointing out that Vance did not quite deny making such an investment—“not that I know of,” he said when Ryan pressed him. [story](https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/vances-anti-drug-charity-enlisted-doctor-echoing-big-88556008) over the summer, the truth is a bit mixed: While Vance’s now-shuttered foundation did pay for a yearlong residency for an addiction specialist who did work with people in a struggling Ohio community, that doctor’s work was called into question after reporters discovered her ties to Purdue Pharma. But at one point, it felt like Vance let something slip when he accused Ryan of telling “dishonest truths”—on his second try he got out “dishonest lies” correctly— about his nonprofit organization that is supposed to support people struggling with addiction; Ryan contends the organization spent nothing to actually help people. Ryan at one point accused Vance of investing in China and shipping American jobs overseas, but when prompted by Vance, he could not name the company in which Vance allegedly invested. Ryan—a Bowling Green alumnus who got his law degree from the University of New Hampshire—was no slouch, it should be said. He claimed the act will create 600,000 jobs in Ohio, many of them paying $135,000. He should have dominated; he did not, and sometimes looked like a deer in the headlights. That didn’t stop Vance from repeating the line of attack several times. Tim Ryan has voted with these policies a hundred percent of the time. I believe we’ve gone in a fundamentally bad direction over the last couple of years. Ohio went for Donald Trump by 8 points in 2020 and by an even wider margin in 2016, so Ryan, the Democratic congressman running to succeed Rob Portman in the U.S.

Plenty of political observers have been watching Mr Ryan's Senate race to replace retiring Republican Senator Rob Portman, many of them most likely out of ...

Last night, Mr Ryan secured the debate’s most viral moment with a riff on Mr Trump telling a rally that “JD is kissing my ass.” But whether that – or anything else for that matter – will be enough to put him over the top is to be determined. In 2012, he won reelection with 72 per cent of the vote, but in 2020, he only won with 53, a sign that his re-election to the House was no longer all-but-guaranteed. And when the chance to run for an open Senate seat presented itself, he abandoned the idea of another House term and decided to go for the upper chamber instead. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Instead of running for governor in 2018, he chose to run for president in 2019. After the Democratic meltdown that followed that November, Mr Ryan launched a quixotic campaign to challenge Nancy Pelosi for the position of House Minority Leader. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. (In fairness, as a member of the House, he’s often had to swallow whatever the Senate proposes – or more specifically, whatever Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema deem acceptable.) In 2016, he was floated as a potential running mate for Hillary Clinton, a notion that I remember one high-up Democratic aide scoffing at a year later. Afterward, he traveled the country for Democrats; in 2017, I caught him at an Iowa steak fry (an indicator someone is thinking of a White House run), which is when I saw his real skill for talking to white midwestern voters. Mr Ryan, who has so far never sought higher statewide office until now, probably recognizes that Ohio’s political climate has changed over the years. One moderator asked him about his changing of position on abortion.

The first debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and Republican JD Vance descended quickly into attacks Monday, with the candidates for Ohio's open ...

WLWT sits down with Ohio senator candidates Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan.

Both Ryan and Vance accused each other of putting their loyalty towards the party before the voters' needs.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). US Seator [Rob Portman](/topic/rob-portman)is vacating the seat as he's retiring. [Vance](/topic/vance)said that Ryan’s support for policies led to the rape of a 10-year-old girl in Ohio. The United States Senate passed the 'Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act' or S.386 Bill on Wednesday evening, proving a huge relief to thousands of Indian nationals currently stuck in Green Card limbo. [Joe Biden](/news/joe-biden). This race of the midterms is one of the most closely watched and expensive, which is being viewed as a possible pickup opportunity by Democrats in November.

Monday's event was the first of two debates the candidates agreed to participate in after weeks of back and forth over scheduling.

"I've been to Parma," said Ryan, referring to the Cleveland suburb with a large Ukrainian-American population. The congressman repeatedly noted that he's publicly disagreed with leaders in his party, including Biden. Then he pivoted to the man accused of raping and impregnating the girl, who is believed to be an undocumented immigrant. The argument came up multiple times throughout the night, including during a discussion about immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border. He went on to argue that foreign policy should put Americans first, and he believes the Biden administration hasn't done enough to deescalate the conflict. "I don't care about what you want to do, Tim," Vance said. The congressman also criticized his opponent for saying When asked about the case of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who got an abortion in Indiana, he said she should've been able to get an abortion if she and her family chose to do so. Vance contends the issue should be regulated by state legislatures but said he would support a "minimum national standard" for how far into a pregnancy abortions should be permitted. He also blamed President Joe Biden's administration for contributing to high energy prices, although energy analysts have attributed that to [global market factors](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/24/biden-feels-heat-higher-gas-prices/7701150001/) out of Biden's control. The deadline to register to vote is Tuesday, and early voting begins Wednesday. Ryan supports codifying the standard set by Roe v.

There are many examples of Trump forcing Republicans to kowtow to him — sometimes in embarrassing ways. Now, the Democratic Ohio Senate candidate is trying ...

[the world record for praising your boss the most times in a span of three minutes](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/20/in-cabinet-meeting-pence-praises-trump-once-every-12-seconds-for-3-minutes-straight/?itid=lk_inline_manual_25), Trump’s saying that critical Sen. Even Monday, he called for Biden not to seek reelection in 2024 — something that would be unthinkable from the likes of Vance in reference to Trump. Kapenga added that “the power of your pen to mine is like Thor’s hammer to a Bobby pin.” He also asked to be invited to golf with Trump and promised to continue wearing his Trump socks and Trump-Pence face mask regardless of whether Trump responded to his concerns about being impugned. Toomey (R-Pa.) during a meeting with senators on gun control in 2018 — although in that instance he did not say the GOP senators were beholden to him, but rather that they were [several indignities](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/15/chris-christies-season-of-donald-trump-related-indignities-ends-with-one-final-snub/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19). Certainly, it’s a state that has trended red during the Trump era, as much of the Rust Belt has. In many ways, this line of attack might be more valuable to Ryan as a potential rallying cry for the left. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) — who in 2016 said he was “99 percent against Trump” — although Heller didn’t yet support Trump’s proposal to repeal Obamacare. Vance for being too subservient toward Donald Trump:— The Recount (@therecount) He said this showed not only that Vance would do what Trump and Vance’s other benefactors wanted but that it was most concerning because it showed a lack of dignity. And he was called an ass-kisser by the former president.” It’s one thing for former president Donald Trump to exercise dominion over the Republican Party, which he unquestionably does.

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance went after each other's views on abortion, inflation and trade during the fiery hourlong debate.

[In a January tweet](https://twitter.com/JDVance1/status/1479163411132993545?s=20), Vance shared a link to an organization that raised money for people who were charged with crimes in connection to the Jan. Ryan acknowledged the economic benefits of fracking in the newspaper's questionnaire but said the government needs to "ramp up our oversight" to prevent leaks and other problems. When asked if the FBI warned Meta about that story specifically, Zuckerberg said, "No. The tweet doesn't indicate if Vance donated to the organization personally. Zuckerberg said Facebook decreased the distribution of the New York post article on its platform, meaning it could still be shared, but fewer people ultimately saw it. "It's some of the best paying jobs left in the country, frankly. "These people are political prisoners, and their captivity is an assault on democracy." [among nearly 200 Democrats](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019701) to back the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiated during Trump's presidency to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. [The company](https://www.cotopaxi.com/pages/about-us), which makes clothing, hats and bags, says it gives 1% of its profits to a foundation that distributes grants to humanitarian organizations. [a Chinese manufacturer in Shanghai](https://www.cotopaxi.com/pages/shanghai-factory). But above all, we want women and young boys in the womb to have the right to life." Vance went after each other's views on abortion, inflation and trade during the fiery hourlong event.

The Democratic representative portrayed the best-selling author as a Silicon Valley–backed opportunist and political extremist at Monday's Senate debate, ...

[spent](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/31/peter-thiel-mcconnell-blake-masters/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter) $15 million helping to boost Vance’s campaign. “You’ve been in Congress for 20 years and the border problem has gotten worse and worse,” [said Vance](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ohio-senate-hopefuls-tim-ryan-and-j-d-vance-debate-abortion-inflation-ukraine-and-other-topics-11665458135), referencing the region’s rising overdose rates and dwindling manufacturing industry. “You started a nonprofit to try to take advantage of people in Ohio,” Ryan capped off. Wade as an “amazing victory” and [campaigned](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/vance-abortion-rape/2021/09/24/c3007318-1d32-11ec-8380-5fbadbc43ef8_story.html) for hard-line abortion laws that leave no exceptions for rape and incest. During the primary, the best-selling author, who has no prior political experience, [praised](https://twitter.com/JDVance1/status/1521327373920227330) the leaked Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. “I didn’t start a fake nonprofit pretending like I was going to help people with addiction like J.D. But on the debate stage, Vance would not cosign Senator Lindsey Graham’s proposed 15-week federal abortion ban, and hedged by [saying](https://twitter.com/dabbs346/status/1579611498783322123?s=20&t=BIx3b3Z9Ec-ep3DTZhDaFg) that “some minimum national” abortion ban “is totally fine with me.” “No exceptions for rape and incest. Democratic representative Tim Ryan presented Ohio voters with a choice Monday night: Elect an “ass-kisser” or an ”ass-kicker.” The “ass-kisser,” in question, was J.D. Ryan, for his part, vowed to support codifying the right to abortion while weaponizing Vance’s past antiabortion comments against his far-right opponent. “We can’t ignore the level of extremism that we’re hearing from J.D. [polling data](https://fox8.com/news/takeaways-from-the-ryan-vance-debate/) has the contest to replace outgoing GOP senator Rob Portman in a virtual dead heat, but a notable chunk of voters remain undecided, which explains why both candidates have taken hard pivots toward the center.