[joesbucks]

If you look at polling, Balderson was ahead by 9 and 11 points in June. It narrowed right at the election. And it was O’Conner up by 1 after the visit. A help?

[JLAGRAYFOX]

In any special election, your guess is as good as the “so-called” professionals. Why? One word...Turnout!!!

[fortheDeclaration]

A big help, it got enough GOP voters energized to go out and vote.

Kasich wanted the GOP to lose the election to embarrass Trump.