The next test of Donald Trump’s influence on the Republican Party: A crowded GOP primary fight for an Ohio House seat. “Tuesday’s contest — in which 11 candidates are vying to replace longtime GOP congressman Rep. Steve Stivers — has caused serious consternation among the former president’s advisers and even Trump himself,” Josh Dawsey and David Weigel report. “Trump railed at aides after Susan Wright, the candidate he backed in a special Texas congressional race to replace her late husband, Rep. Ron Wright, lost to a state Republican lawmaker last week, they said. The defeat was an embarrassing setback for the former president. … Trump is now making last-minute moves to bolster support for coal lobbyist Mike Carey, his pick in the Ohio special election, including hosting a get-out-the-vote tele-rally for him Monday night. A super PAC run by Trump’s allies made a last-minute buy of $350,000 in text messages and other ads for Carey last week. …
