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Trump’s Last-Minute Rally Pushes Republican Balderson to Ohio Win
lifezette.com ^ | August 7, 2018

Posted on 08/08/2018 4:18:04 AM PDT by Helicondelta

Republican State Sen. Troy Balderson, 56, eked out a win in Tuesday’s down-to-the-wire special election to fill Ohio’s 12th congressional district after trailing Democrat Danny Lawyer much of the evening.

“I thank the thousands and thousands of volunteers who worked in this campaign and I want to thank President Trump and Vice President Pence and the big shoes without whom I would not have gotten through this process, Congressman Pat Tiberi,” said Balderson

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: balderson; dannyoconnor; oh2018; ohio; ohio12; troybalderson
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To: tennmountainman

A win is a win no matter how close.

Tell it to the media.
Every news report today makes it sound like a major loss - for President Trump.

I don’t I’ve EVER seen such blatant spinning on the part of the media, including Fox News.

If we lived in a world of real media, EVERY headline would read:

TRUMP’S CANDIDATES WIN EVERYWHERE


41 posted on 08/08/2018 5:22:16 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: Helicondelta
Does Traitor / Cheap labor John K still control the Ohio
Gop get out the vote system .
I think Trump may want to take that over quick .

I smell attempted sabotage here .

42 posted on 08/08/2018 5:23:38 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves ever ti)
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

Days, maybe weeks, to count 3000+ ballots?!!!!

PROVISIONAL BALLOT - the new hanging chad.


43 posted on 08/08/2018 5:29:16 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm ( 32:12))
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To: HamiltonJay

I think they would rather lose than have MAGA candidates win.

I’m sure 90% of them operate under the belief that once President Trump is no longer in office, some empty, stuffed suit globalist like Jeb! is going to step in and their personal wealth-enrichment program called the Republican party will continue to operate as if Trump never existed, and we’ll ALL go voting for the empty, stuffed suit because, after all, the RAT candidate is worse, isn’t he / she / it?

News at 11:00. It’s NEVER going to happen, GOP. Many of us hate you people as much as we hate the Democrats - maybe even more, because at least they’re worthy of respect for doing everything they can to win and not eating their own.


44 posted on 08/08/2018 5:30:04 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: Concentrate

I think the GOPe wants to lose. They want trump impeached.


45 posted on 08/08/2018 5:32:52 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (This article needs a fact checked)
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To: Pravious

The Rs need to seize and hold the narrative; they won by nearly 2000 votes. Balderson’s opponent is refusing to concede, claiming the race is “tied”. They need to knock this one back, it is not a squeaker, the margin is nearly one percent and you lost, Mr. O’Connell.


46 posted on 08/08/2018 5:35:19 AM PDT by laconic
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To: House Atreides

I hope the good people of his district remind him daily so he doesn’t forget via phone calls, letters and emails.


47 posted on 08/08/2018 5:35:22 AM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

Every provisional ballot needs to be handled individually. Voters have a defined period to provide proof that they are entitled to vote. Some can be verified without an appearance, while others have to appear before election officials.


48 posted on 08/08/2018 5:35:42 AM PDT by muskah
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To: muskah

Voters have a defined period to provide proof that they are entitled to vote.

Ah, I get it.

That means if you voted Republican, you need to prove your genealogy by providing a DNA sample, twelve living relatives (with papers) to vouch for you, and proof that you don’t know anyone who has ever been associated with the Trump family, anyone Russian, or anyone who has ever been accused of anything, ever, by anyone.

If you’re a Democrat, you’ll have to show them you know how to breathe.*

* but only in the most extreme cases.


49 posted on 08/08/2018 5:39:39 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: raiderboy

DAZI, now that’s good.


50 posted on 08/08/2018 5:44:30 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (The trouble with socialism is that you soon run out of other people's zoo animals to eat.)
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To: Helicondelta

John Kasich and his fellow Dems lose another election.


51 posted on 08/08/2018 5:50:30 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: HamiltonJay
PA18 should have finally forced the GOP to realize this... obviously it did not.

I live in PA 18 and we had a terrible candidate when there was a tremendous female candidate, State Senator Kim Ward, that the party passed over. Us peons never got a chance to vote, and the fat assed party bosses picked one of their own, Rick Saccone, a candidate with as much magnetism as chuck schumer.

The demonRATs picked a young, smart telegenic fraud that promised he would work 'across the aisle'. So far, he has voted the party line 96% of the time.

I voted for him, but it left a bad taste, kinda like voting for mittens in 2012.

In the upcoming elections we will elect a good pubbie in my 'new' district but the demonRAT controlled courts, gerrymandered PA18 and several other districts out of existence.

The demonRATs look to pick up 2-4 congresscritters in PA because of the crooked courts.

52 posted on 08/08/2018 5:52:32 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Kill all mooselimb, terrorist savages, with extreme prejudice! Deus Vult!)
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To: neverevergiveup

“How much money did the DNC dump into this race?”

$1,000,000

How much did the R’s ‘invest?

$4,500,000.


53 posted on 08/08/2018 6:04:25 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: HamiltonJay
There is NOTHING to celebrate here... this race should have never been close.

I am a little surprised that this district is heavily Republican, given how gerrymandered it is. Typically that favors Dems.

54 posted on 08/08/2018 6:04:30 AM PDT by MAexile (Bats left, votes rights)
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To: central_va
You have it backwards, the reliable base are the nationalist patriots and not the globalist GOPE hacks.

Absolutely true and the morons in the GOP still haven't figured that out! I turned out for Trump in 2018, I turned out for MAGA, I did NOT turn out for the GOP and had it not been for the presence of Donald Trump on my ballot I probably wouldn't have voted for any republican...I am that disgusted with them.

If the GOP runs their traditional, tired old campaigns for the fall they will lose. Any republican in a close race who does not whole heartedly embrace the agenda of Donald Trump will deservedly lose.

55 posted on 08/08/2018 6:06:44 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP! WWG1WGA)
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To: Helicondelta

So, Trump managed to produce something slightly better than a coin toss in a heavily Republican district.


56 posted on 08/08/2018 6:08:55 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: Helicondelta
Trump’s Last-Minute Rally Pushes Republican Balderson to Ohio Win

Will he have to run again in November? If so, he needs to do a much better job of energizing voters to counter what I expect will be a larger dem fraud vote.

57 posted on 08/08/2018 6:12:15 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ('DEPLORABLE' Charter Member of The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy - and DAMN Proud of it!.)
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To: Pravious
News at 11:00. It’s NEVER going to happen, GOP. Many of us hate you people as much as we hate the Democrats - maybe even more, because at least they’re worthy of respect for doing everything they can to win and not eating their own.

I hate them much more than the democrats. The democrats never lied to me about what they really believe. They never fail to hang together and fight. The non-MAGA GOPe is an embarrassment.

58 posted on 08/08/2018 6:12:34 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP! WWG1WGA)
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To: tennmountainman
A win is a win no matter how close.

That's comforting to say after dodging a bullet in a one off event.

We are getting ready to run this experiment 435 times in just a few weeks. That's a lot of bullets to dodge.

59 posted on 08/08/2018 6:15:53 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: Poison Pill

AWEE look our lil Trumper hater.


60 posted on 08/08/2018 6:17:21 AM PDT by snarkytart
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