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Casey Putsch, candidate who asked Grok to praise Hitler, loses in Ohio GOP primary

Ramaswamy won with Trump’s backing as Putsch took 17.5% after a fringe campaign marked by antisemitic and anti-Israel statements.

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch, whose rhetoric has included antisemitic dogwhistles, did not come close to winning the Republican primary on Tuesday. But he was not swept aside by the electorate, either: Nearly 150,000 Ohio Republicans voted for him, making up 17.5% of voters. Vivek Ramaswamy, the former presidential candidate who had President Donald Trump’s backing, prevailed with 82.5% of the vote. Putsch, an automotive engineer an…

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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