In a notable incident during the Ohio 2nd Congressional District Republican primary, candidate Derek Myers mistakenly issued a concession statement hours before the polls closed at 7:30 p.m. Myers, a former staffer for George Santos and a candidate in an 11-way Republican primary race with MAGA affiliations, released a prerecorded concession video and sent out an email to press stating his defeat, despite the fact that voting was still ongoing. The campaign communications team later clarified that the email was sent in error as they were preparing for both possible outcomes of the election. They urged the press and the public to disregard the premature concession. The incident has sparked a mix of criticism and humor, with Myers referring to the evening as an 'impotent' night and his campaign describing the accidental concession as 'simply good strategy.'
The campaign for Derek Myers, a MAGA-loving House candidate in Ohio, accidentally issued a concession statement four hours before polls closed in the state on Tuesday. Oops. https://t.co/8NxirfM8vX
Former George Santos staffer sends out statement conceding Ohio congressional primary HOURS before polls even close https://t.co/edYMnV1Pd6 https://t.co/z8tWPsWSNR
Ohio GOP candidate accidentally concedes race: ‘Please disregard’ https://t.co/ebdmTvOuAM
OOPS: Conservative Congressional Candidate Accidentally Sends Out Prerecorded Concession Before Polls Close (VIDEO) via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/5Dp6lHoQ91
‘An Impotent Night’ in Ohio after a premature release goes national. The campaign for Derek Myers describes their accidental concession speech as “simply good strategy.” https://t.co/ULlUrbAOH4
‘DISREGARD CONCESSION EMAIL’: GOP Congressional Candidate Accidentally Concedes Defeat Hours Before Polls Close https://t.co/JcMs546hYt
Republican accidentally concedes election before polls close https://t.co/9GHtKb1EUq https://t.co/g2FtUlHlHZ
“Derek Myers” – who apparently sent a concession e-mail by accident while voting was still going on – now refers to this evening as an “impotent” night. What a maroon! 🤣 https://t.co/uOUCFFXbHP
MAGA congressional candidate mistakenly releases prerecorded concession video while people are still voting. https://t.co/MjSAB51Itg
Ohio 2nd Congressional District candidate Derek Meyers has conceded in the 11-way Republican primary race, saying "Tonight did not go as we had hoped" 1 problem → The polls are still OPEN in Ohio & they close in 4 hours (7:30pm ET) 🤦🏻♀️ https://t.co/afdpqL4USm
Attention Press: My campaign comms team has sent out an email in error as we prepare for both possible outcomes tonight. The polls remain open until 7:30 p.m. Please disregard the email. Thank you.
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