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Hey, good morning, playbookers. I'm Rookumonovalin. It's Wednesday, and we're going to take a look at how a few Trump-back Senate candidates are faring in GOP primaries.

It's your Politico Playbook deal briefing.

Politico's Alex Eisenstadt reports that tech mogul Peter Thiel gave J.D. Vans'

his Ohio Senate campaign a fresh infusion of cash, pouring $3.5 million to protect Ohio values,

the Super PAC backing vans, quote, part of a broader tranche of money that has come in to support the Senate candidate after last week's Trump endorsement. Theodore Schlafer from Puck has a story that you can catch in today's playbook, looking at Thiel's recent political spending and what it means for the GOP on Trump's Vance's endorsement, quote, fans suddenly received a jolted momentum thanks to a somewhat surprising good Friday endorsement from Donald Trump. Thiel lobbied Trump directly for the nod of approval.

The two have spoken several times in recent weeks, including at an in-person meeting a month or two ago.

Vance's Superpack had been off the air in the closing weeks of the race that was until the Trump

endorsement crossed the wire.

Cued the $3.5 million check from Peter Thiel.

Another highlight from Schleifer on the stakes in Ohio, quote,

Dela surrounded himself with professional Republican strategists who are very much trying to keep him engaged.

On some days, Dahl is a political obsessive with probing questions about individual districts,

but he also expresses the desire to focus on other passions, from Bitcoin to his new family,

which narrative bears out depends in part on how Vance fares two weeks from today

when Ohio Republicans decide on their nominee.

And that's why every Republican who wants Thiel to remain active in Jopi politics

should be rooting hard for Vance if solely to keep Thiel's appetite alive.

Speaking of candidates endorsed by Trump, in Tennessee, Morgan Ortegis' fellow Tennessee

Republicans booted her from the primary ballot on Tuesday night in the, quote,

culmination of a month's long effort to disqualify the former State Department spokesperson

because she had only recently moved to the state, reports Alan Smith from NBC.

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