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Trump Is Not the Reason the GOP Sputtered in Ohio
Townhall.com ^ | August 14, 2018 | Salena Zito

Posted on 08/13/2018 10:16:58 PM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 08/13/2018 10:16:58 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Sputtered to victory.


2 posted on 08/13/2018 10:44:06 PM PDT by Flick Lives (Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation.)
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To: Kaslin

1)Balderson is from the sticks and was unknown in Delaware county.

2)Kasich tried to sabotage him so he could blame Trump.


3 posted on 08/14/2018 12:11:39 AM PDT by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: Kaslin

At the risk of slings and arrows and in spite of my early and ongoing support of Trump, I think I know why he is losing support.

It is because of his off the cuff style of tweeting and talking. It is beginning to wear thin.

He needs to out people. He needs to tell the American people the truth. He needs to continue to note how the press is fake.

But he needs to do so in a more adult and formal manner. If he grates, many people just can’t get beyond it.

Somebody please help him. Style matters.


4 posted on 08/14/2018 12:22:55 AM PDT by amihow
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To: Impy
Kasich tried to sabotage him so he could blame Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF049T2OkFo
h/t Rush Limbaugh

It's clear Kasich at least went through the motions of supporting Balderson.

What evidence can you present in support of your thesis?

5 posted on 08/14/2018 12:33:54 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Kaslin

The old man looks tired in that photo. If I could give him my strength I surely would. Kasich, that POS couldn’t be elected dog catcher in my state, hated equally by republicans and democrats. As a freeper said, his current goal is to be a talking head for some lib “news” channel. Even the f’ing Chinese know what he is about. He was talking major gun control last week, what an utter moron.


6 posted on 08/14/2018 1:15:28 AM PDT by OftheOhio (never could dance but always could kata - Romeo company)
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To: Kaslin

Trump’s not the reason the GOP sputtered in Ohio
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3678596/posts


7 posted on 08/14/2018 1:24:46 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: cynwoody

This is the biggest thing I can think of.

Kasich: Ohio candidate didn’t invite Trump to rally

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/400451-kasich-ohio-candidate-didnt-invite-trump-to-rally

As Trump supporter, to hear a candidate might be trying to distance himself from Trump would be a bit upsetting.


8 posted on 08/14/2018 1:27:55 AM PDT by Cats1
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To: Cats1

As *a* Trump supporter. Sigh... up with chigger bites at three thirty in the morning. Fun times.


9 posted on 08/14/2018 1:31:38 AM PDT by Cats1
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To: Cats1
So, Balderson got presidentially dragged barely over the finish line, despite not having requested that service?

Ultimately, what matters is the size of the 2019 House Republican caucus vs that of the Democrat caucus. The quality of the members is of secondary concern.

10 posted on 08/14/2018 1:40:16 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Kaslin

Democrat magic “found ballots”.
Any “found ballots” should automatically be suspect, and the people pushing them charged with treason and executed.
Honestly, if an honest chain of custody was maintained there would be no magically found ballots.
Therefore, shenanigans are happening and will continue to do so until someone gets the harshest punishment possible.
And tampering with the voting is honestly treason and should be defined as such.


11 posted on 08/14/2018 1:43:28 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: amihow; Kaslin; nopardons; thinden; bitt; Pelham; semantic; enumerated
At the risk of slings and arrows and in spite of my early and ongoing support of Trump, I think I know why he is losing support.

It is because of his off the cuff style of tweeting and talking. It is beginning to wear thin.

He needs to out people. He needs to tell the American people the truth. He needs to continue to note how the press is fake.

But he needs to do so in a more adult and formal manner. If he grates, many people just can’t get beyond it.

Somebody please help him. Style matters.

________________

You're very correct.

IF DJT has it in him (and I've begun to believe that he does not) ..... he has to become a great deal more adult in his reactions to people and circumstances. If not his "magic" may disappear quickly and in an ugly fashion for the country.

(jmo)

12 posted on 08/14/2018 1:57:06 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties are worth more than pussy hats and resistance)
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To: cynwoody

“Ultimately, what matters is the size of the 2019 House Republican caucus vs that of the Democrat caucus. The quality of the members is of secondary concern.”

I don’t know. I’m pretty sure there were places that undercut Trump in 2016. People voted republican but didn’t vote for him for president.

-Anyway November should give us a more accurate reading of what’s going on.


13 posted on 08/14/2018 2:10:12 AM PDT by Cats1
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To: Cats1
What the choice comes down to, in the voting booth, is not the quality of one candidate vs another, but the letter after the candidate's name. If it's an R, it's a vote for the Trump agenda. If not, not.

Surprisingly, some voters think principle matters in the voting booth. So, for instance, they vote for the D (or the L) because he or she is the better "qualified", whatever that means. But what they don't understand is how law gets made. It comes down to majority rule, so you need more R's than D's, principles be damned!

14 posted on 08/14/2018 2:19:38 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Darksheare

Who is the democrat who found these votes?


15 posted on 08/14/2018 3:13:00 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: GOPe Means Bend Over Spell Run

The term we seem to be looking for is RINO!

It is hard (and gonna be HARDER) to get Republicans to vote for RINOs anymore.
This is a prime example of the problem.
DO NOT give us more RINO candidates and the problem goes away.


17 posted on 08/14/2018 4:28:13 AM PDT by Flintlock (The ballot box STOLEN, our soapbox taken away--the BULLET BOX is left to us.)
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To: Kaslin

The pubbie Congress doesn’t do what they promise the voters they will do. That is the problem.


18 posted on 08/14/2018 4:53:15 AM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Kaslin

Trump division? Has this idiot not been following the corruption in the entire Government of Obama,justice,IRS,FBI,CIA! This is pathetic


19 posted on 08/14/2018 5:46:07 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: Kaslin
Zito gets it right, reminding that in the end “all politics is local.”
20 posted on 08/14/2018 5:48:55 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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