Henry J. Gomez

Covering Vice President JD Vance, the Midwest and national politics @NBCNews. Also a board member @SignalOhio. Youngstown native. Ohio Forever.

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

This is an example of

A.) DeWine being respectful of tradition regardless of partisan politics

B.) Picking the first Ted Strickland pic that comes up in the photo library.

[Columbus Dispatch @DispatchAlerts]

Gov. Mike DeWine wants a newly renovated Ohio State Fair building named for former Gov. Ted Strickland. Here's why. https://t.co/hFv9HBFL4K

[Michael Kruse @michaelkruse]

“ ... this primary is a preview of things to come when Michigan gets an early slot in the 2028 presidential primary,” @richluchette tells @HenryJGomez. “We’re seeing those stark divisions in this primary, and we will no doubt see them again two years from now.” https://t.co/rmVNTD7XAn

[Andrew Tobias @AndrewJTobias]

Amy Acton's campaign held a call yesterday with members of the LGBTQ community after Acton was criticized for her comments on Ohio's transgender athletics ban.

The call didn't go well, according to Arienne Childrey, vice-president of the ODP Pride Caucus.

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

Interesting tidbit here:

El-Sayed and his team learned a lesson from Whitmer's repetition and sloganeering in 2018 — "Fix the damn roads!" — and built his 2026 campaign around his own repetitive call: "Money out of politics, money in your pocket, Medicare for All."

[Daniel Strauss @DanielStrauss4]

NEW: Abdul El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026. - The American Prospect https://t.co/gNokJtVL61

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Democrats will choose between these vastly different styles, with the winner advancing to face former Rep. Mike Rogers, who is unopposed in the Republican primary, in the general election. https://t.co/g64acYKegD

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

Michigan’s Arab voters prepare for a crucial primary https://t.co/BZdudFVNIy

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

"In a lot of ways, this primary is a preview of things to come when Michigan gets an early slot in the 2028 presidential primary." — Democratic strategist Rich Luchette on #MISen

https://t.co/He5por77s7

[Kyle Kondik @kkondik]

13 House rating changes:

Leans R to Toss-up: FL-14 Castor, NC-1 Davis, NC-11 Edwards, NY-17 Lawler, PA-8 Bresnahan

Likely R to Leans R: OH-7 Miller, TX-15 De La Cruz

Safe R to Likely R: CO-4, SC-1

Leans D to Likely D: NJ-9, NY-19

Likely D to Safe D: CT-5, KS-3

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

What does “Pure Michigan” mean?

Democrats’ #MISen primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is in many ways a fight over that question.

https://t.co/He5por77s7

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

“AL Central titles are cool, but the Guardians demonstrate how meaningful those are when they don’t bother to use them as a springboard into something better.”

🔥 from @ZackMeisel https://t.co/D9glseu7YQ

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

Ed Markey has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in #MISen — joining fellow Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren (and Bernie Sanders, AOC, et al.)

https://t.co/gt2son9o4h

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

First #OHGov campaign ad from Amy Acton, who leads with her tumultuous childhood in the Youngstown area.

"I think it was somewhere off Route 7. I was 12 and we were living in a tent, but it made me tough and determined to find a way out."

https://t.co/4zGLsQVyd0

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

El-Sayed's rejoinder: “I’m more concerned about the fact that people can’t pay for their gas, they can’t pay for their groceries. We’re fighting a war that’s cost us billions of dollars that has been pushed by the government of a foreign country ..." https://t.co/BpdBmDMTcL

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

Haley Stevens used the word "celebrity" or variations of it at least five times tonight in the #MISen debate.

It was not intended as a compliment for Abdul El-Sayed.

https://t.co/BpdBmDMTcL

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

"Ogre on a pike" came up at tonight's #MISen debate: https://t.co/6iah93R7rj

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

Response from Fetterman: “I pick being Senator Shrek over being the Pontiac Platner any day.”

https://t.co/5SGtCPz1zx

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

The latest in #MISen is about #PASen 2028.

El-Sayed tells donors that a victory for him could pave the way for a Fetterman primary challenge. https://t.co/5SGtCPz1zx

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

El-Sayed's "ogre on a pike" line, first reported by Politico, came while he was discussing Fetterman, whom he has described as an "ogre" in the past.

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

Response from Fetterman:

“I pick being Senator Shrek over being the Pontiac Platner any day.”

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

The latest in #MISen is about #PASen 2028.

El-Sayed tells donors that a victory for him could pave the way for a Fetterman primary challenge. https://t.co/5SGtCPz1zx

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

(immediately clicks to open and see the rest) ... "mind about the filibuster."