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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump jumps into Ohio special election as GOP alarm grows
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/31/trump-ohio-special-election-753326President Donald Trump will travel to Ohio on Saturday to campaign for Republican special election candidate Troy Balderson, according to a senior party official a move that comes amid rising GOP fears about the race.
A Republican loss, coming after special election defeats in Pennsylvania and Alabama, would be deeply deflating for the conservative base and party donors, and provide more evidence that a wave is building against them heading into the midterms.
National Republicans have bombarded the suburban Columbus district with more than $3.3 million in TV ads in an effort to boost Balderson, a state legislator, and attack his Democratic opponent, Danny OConnor, ahead of the Aug. 7 special election. They are battling to replace longtime GOP Rep. Pat Tiberi, who resigned last fall.
While Trump has so far focused his campaigning in conservative states, he has largely stayed away from suburban areas, where hes less popular and the battle for control of the House is largely being fought. The president received 52 percent of the vote in the district in 2016.
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Trump jumps into Ohio special election as GOP alarm grows (Original Post)
jpak
Aug 2018
OP
Why so much interest in an election the candidate will have for only 6 months?
kimbutgar
Aug 2018
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kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)1. Why so much interest in an election the candidate will have for only 6 months?
So much money the repukes are really scared of this loss.
no_hypocrisy
(46,159 posts)2. It's not the candidate per se. It's the demographics of the audience.
Trump will need their support for 2020.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,032 posts)3. It's a bit of a barometer on who has the momentum. . . . nt
kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)4. I thought about this more and I think the repukes are trying out all their tricks to see what works
We are going to see some nasty shit in the next few days.
Initech
(100,099 posts)5. Same reason a baseball team blows $100 millon on a star player for six months.
They think it will help them reach the championship but in reality it probably won't.