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Ohio GOP Congressional Candidate Makes Big Blunder Hours Before Primary Polls Close – RedState

It’s primary day in several states across the country, and though the most closely watched race in Ohio is the one that will decide the GOP Senate nominee, another race in the Buckeye State made headlines on Tuesday – but for much different reasons.

The US House District 2 Republican Primary is a crowded one, with 11 candidates vying for the nomination for the seat currently being held by Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup, who has been in Congress since 2013 and who is retiring after this term. One of them is entrepreneur Derek Myers.

On Tuesday, as voters took to the polls in Ohio to decide their nominees, Myers’ campaign sent out an email, not in the form of a last-minute pitch to get people to go and vote for him, but to… concede the race.

“Tonight did not go as we had hoped, but as we know, this race is decided in the primary. I want to give my congratulations to the…

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