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Trump taps former Ohio official Ken Blackwell to lead domestic transition team
Columbus Dispatch/AP ^ | 11-10-16 | AP

Posted on 11/11/2016 10:29:59 AM PST by ifinnegan

Ken Blackwell, the Ohio Republican selected by President-Elect Donald Trump to lead his domestic issues transition is an outspoken conservative with a history as a party maverick.

Blackwell, according to a document obtained by Politico, is in charge of the Trump "action team" examining the departments of energy, environmental protection, labor, transportation, health and human services, housing and urban development, interior and agriculture.

Blackwell backed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican primaries, but came aboard with Trump after he secured the nomination.

Reached by The Cincinnati Enquirer, Blackwell said he could not discuss his duties because he had signed a non-disclosure agreement.

Blackwell is familiar to Ohioans. He prevailed in an intra-party feud in 2006 to become Ohio's first black nominee for governor, but then lost in a lopsided race with Democrat Ted Strickland.

(Excerpt) Read more at dispatch.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackwell; transition; trump
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To: cba123

Good luck. We need a whole slew of Freepers in the Trump administration!


41 posted on 11/11/2016 12:45:25 PM PST by Shark24 (.)
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To: Gaffer

“Oh Gee! I was expecting that Krazy Kasich to be an integral part! Damn! /s”

ROTFLOL!

BTW, was the sarc tag REALLY necessary on this one?


42 posted on 11/11/2016 1:41:50 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Luircin

The only knock on Ken Blackwell is that he’s never been a great campaigner. He is too principled and outspoken to ever get elected to high office save in a solidly conservative state.

But as a policy wonk, he is top tier. IOW, exactly the type of people whom Trump needs to help implement his agenda.


43 posted on 11/11/2016 2:08:59 PM PST by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: Rockitz

You owe an apology to all hardworking janitors.


44 posted on 11/11/2016 2:12:08 PM PST by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: ifinnegan

Seems like a very good news.

Meanwhile, the clowns at National Review continue to operate far from reality:

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442110/kelly-ayotte-trump-cabinet


45 posted on 11/11/2016 2:14:46 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: ifinnegan
Blackwell backed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican primaries, but came aboard with Trump after he secured the nomination.

My kind of conservative.


46 posted on 11/11/2016 4:55:05 PM PST by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack!… Bull Halsey)
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To: ifinnegan

Blackwell should have been the governor instead of Buckeye Kasich.


47 posted on 11/11/2016 8:39:51 PM PST by Theodore R. (Let's not squander the golden opportunity of 2017.)
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To: EvilCapitalist

If the Trumps have any dogs that is.
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Wednesday morning a bunch of wailing Lefties reported seeing Trump’s favorite pussy (cat) in a cage on the top of his mini-van.


48 posted on 11/12/2016 4:33:34 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (HRC, the chief puppet of anti-American Globalists.)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

That’ll work. John Kasich can clean out the litter pan every day.


49 posted on 11/12/2016 4:36:04 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (At least Richard Nixon had the decency to resign when caught in wrong doing.)
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To: Sequoyah101

He should be able to make this a much simpler list when Energy, EPA, HUD, and Education are eliminated. There may be others :)
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Trump’s always thinking of all the ramifications of every decision, and this appointment is a great example. Because when Blackwell moves to clean up these bureaucratic nightmares, the Blacks thrown off the gravy train will be forced to attack one of their own. I wonder if all those Grifters will accuse him of being a racist?


50 posted on 11/12/2016 4:54:46 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (HRC, the chief puppet of anti-American Globalists.)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

Uncle tom of course


51 posted on 11/12/2016 6:35:04 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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