Can Two Libertarians Actually Break Ohio's GOP Stranglehold in 2026?

About this episode

Radell Lewis interviews two Ohio libertarian candidates about their campaigns and the political landscape ahead of the 2026 primaries.

Host Radell Lewis sits down with two Ohio libertarian write-in candidates ahead of the May 5, 2026 primary in a double feature episode of Purple Political Breakdown. First up, Jason Stoops, an auto mechanic from Wilmington running in OH-1, who shares how he was politically retaliated against by his local administration, why he believes cash-pay healthcare beats the insurance bureaucracy, and how the FirstEnergy scandal exposed the rot in Ohio's GOP machine. Then drunk uncle Mike Beloff joins from Galleon to talk about his OH-5 campaign against eighteen-year incumbent Bob Latta, his focus on bail reform and ending the prison industrial pipeline, and why Mike DeWine's reversal of voter-approved cannabis policy proves the duopoly ignores the people. Both candidates dig into the non-aggression principle, gerrymandering, the collapse of civics education in Ohio schools, the Epstein files vote, the Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton governor's race, and what it means to give a middle finger to the political establishment. Whether you're a disenfranchised conservative, a frustrated independent, or just an Ohio voter who wants real accountability, this is a conversation about what the third…

People in this episode

Host: Radell Lewis

Guests: Jason Stoops, Mike Beloff

Topics covered

• Ohio politics
• libertarian candidates
• 2026 midterm elections
• bail reform
• political accountability
• gerrymandering

Keywords

• Ohio midterm elections 2026
• libertarian candidates
• OH-1
• OH-5
• FirstEnergy corruption
• bail reform
• non-aggression principle
• gerrymandering
• Epstein files

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FirstEnergy

Places: Ohio

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