General Discussion

The reason why Vivek is even on the ballot here has everything to do with Elon Musk wanting him out of his hair within DOGE, and Trump, at least at that point, wanting to keep Musk happy. Ohio Republicans were, of course, all too eager to please Trump, and the rest is history.

He's a horrible, unlikeable candidate, and while that by itself would normally not be a problem for the MAGA GOP base, there's no getting around his skin color and Hindu faith with them. Especially with the Christian Nationalists/Evangelicals. They aren't going to tolerate or support a gubernatorial candidate who doesn't worship Jeebus.