Most of the base GOP voters now realize this 2022 primary season is as important to the 2022 outcome as the November election. However, as we have noted in the two-club system, the republican club leadership are using their familiar playbook. Here’s the situation with the Ohio governor’s race.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (pictured left) shut down businesses his state during COVID and was generally one of the worst “republican” governors in the country during the covid-19 fiasco. DeWine is a typical party/club insider, a left-leaning, ultra-sensitive, spineless worm who operates, like many politicians, as a republican in name only.
Ohio conservatives want to get rid of DeWine, but the club rules are designed to protect him. The GOPe has a perfectly executed splitter strategy in place in Ohio to protect DeWine, as you can see from the latest Republican polling:
DeWine has less than 50% support amid the republican voters in Ohio. However, challengers Jim Renacci and Joe Blystone are splitting the anti-DeWine vote, creating a scenario where DeWine is likely to win the primary with less than majority republican support. [Note; there is no runoff in Ohio, whoever gets the most votes wins the primary.]
These types of party rules are designed to protect the club’s selection.
The Ohio GOPe are always going to be in control of the outcome by organizing and maintaining the republican primary rules. It’s very likely when the final count takes place tomorrow, the combined Renacci/Blystone vote will exceed the votes of DeWine. However, DeWine will advance to the November election because the non-DeWine vote was split. That’s the splitter strategy in action.
Unfortunately, we can expect this exact same design to play out in other primary races this spring/summer. Both clubs use it to control the outcome of their primary elections. If there is a direct head-to-head primary challenge, the club will often recruit another candidate to play the role of the vote splitter.
This ‘splitter approach’ is also the central control mechanism for national club organizations like the DNC and RNC. We see it play out everywhere in primary contests in order to control the outcome for the general election.
In the 2020 Democrat primary, Elizabeth Warren was told to stay in the race after Super Tuesday in order to keep splitting the primary votes which protected Joe Biden (club selection) from Bernie Sanders (popular base support). If Warren had dropped out with the other primary candidates Bernie Sanders would have benefitted; so the club told her to stay in until Bernie was fully defeated by Biden.
Both clubs use this vote splitting scheme to retain control.
The other approach is for the clubs to keep the primary ‘open’ to voters of either party. Then they coordinate voter support to enhance their preferred loser. That’s what is going to happen in Georgia where Democrats will vote in the republican primary to make Brian Kemp the GOP nominee for November. Stacy Abrams is positioned to win the November general election, but putting the weakest and most disfavored republican as her opposition.
Remember, political parties are private clubs. There are no election laws regulating how they make their own rules. The result is internal club rules that control election outcomes.
The participants inside the club are directly connected to the business interests that give the directions.
They do this every time in NC for every office. Conservatives just can’t get it right. Right now there is a good chance Madison Cawthorn will lose the primary; Patriots splitting vote between him, Michelle Woodhouse, along with some voting Dem primary in order to vote for Patriot running as Dem for sheriff…throw away vote for sure. Edwards, funded by Tillis and Burr, ie McConnell funds no doubt will win. Ditto most likely Senate race…Trump should come back to campaign for Budd if he wants the guy to win…no one has heard of him.
I don’t feel that Madison is in such as bad a situation as you see; but the split policy and negative ads are certainly having some effect. If president Trump would give a mention of support for Madison once again it would help greatly. The Tillis,Burr, McConnel wing of the established RINO state of NC republican party is in panic mode.
This situation is the perfect illustration of why it is so important to get involved in the local and state GOP. If MAGA were to take over the state apparatus, then they could make rules which favor MAGA candidates. See Alaska and Wyoming for examples of state MAGA-leaning GOPs which are helping MAGA candidates against RINOs.
Not in the room – not in the deal.
Won’t matter what the rules are in AK, they’re going to mail in voting without signatures to keep Murkowski. The party didn’t do squat nor squeak.
Sarah Palin will win the US House of Representatives election easily.
Murkowski has lotsa cheat in her organization and she offers a stern test for her primary challenger.
The GOPe is not going to allow Palin to win. Period. They will help the democrat get elected if needed.
Alaska is an energy producing state. Dependent on Big Oil. Yet the dummies in Alaska will re-elect Murkowski who works with the Dems to outlaw fossil fuels. These idiots deserve what they are going to get. Bad economic times in Alaska 4 ever.
Two things.
1) Forget Alaska – https://alaskawatchman.com/2022/03/26/alaska-will-not-verify-voter-signatures-in-first-ever-statewide-mail-in-election/
2) Forget the GOP – If you want a MAGA Party, DEMAND a MAGA PARTY of PDJT. He is the only one with the power to create such a party. Choosing to try to make the GOP the party of conservatives is little like choosing to try to make Kaitlyn Jenner the man of the year. Too little, too late (with or without puns).
80% of the electorate are dumb sheep. They are easily manipulated by campaign ads full of lies. The RNC and the DNC know this. They have no respect for the People.
He’s going for Turtle’s look.
I tried in the past to find out how to participate in local Republican organization. They do not have public meetings and have no interest in public participation, except donations and votes.
Precinctstrategy.com tells you how.
does the club splitter know hes a splitter? and which one is it?
They all sound like pieces of crap from the replies on here.
Which one is the GOPe using to split the vote-Renacci or Blystone? Whenever the GOPe does this, the identity of the splitter candidate they recruited needs to be made known to voters.
Joe Blystone Facts on Facebook. And start reading it.
Out car shopping, I just returned from a leisurely tour of the Alliance, Akron/Canton backroads.
Every yard that featured a Blystone yard sign had a home set too far back from the road to be readily visible.
I suspect there is chicanery afoot.
Yes!!!
And how was Hartville looking today?
We let them do it to us.
These shenanigans to protect incumbents are strewn throughout the nations electoral systems by design from THE BIG CLUB !
Incase you missed the huge report never reported on : If your single vote actually stood for something and counted , THEY , THE BIG CLUB would never allow it to take place
Talked to our Ohio mail “man” (yes – he was a man – as far as I can tell) and he said he would be happy for the election advertisements to end. DeWiney sent many flyers, but none of them ever touted his “great” (snark) Covid response. One would think a man who had daily press briefings for almost forever would want to highlight his work. He should have also said he hired Dr. Amy – the democrat health director who was considering a run as a democrat for another office. Seems DeWiney didn’t care to remind voters of that.
I could see the splitter attack a mile away especially when a new candidate entered the race at the last minute. Wonder who got to them and convinced them to run. Renacci is not my favorite (reminds me of Ross Perrot) but I cannot vote for DeWiney even if he wins the primary. Maybe the democratic candidate will win and the republicans hold the house and senate and we can have a state government that does nothing. Might be the best thing we can hope for.
We were in Florida last week and saw a t-shirt that said “Make the United States Florida”. Talked to a couple from Iowa on the beach. They had seen the shirt and mentioned it also. We need to remind ourselves that there are more of us than there are of them.
“He should have also said he hired Dr. Amy.”
I agree. This would have got him lynched. 😀
Yes! Amy Acton = John Cooper vs Michigan.
Total losing.
And Little Joe Blystone, who can’t put together two sentences, says he will move to South Dakota after the primary.
What an ass clown.
DeWine was great as the Dark Lord of the Sith in Star Wars.
Joe Blystone = Randy Quaid in Christmas Vacation.
“Clark….the shitt*s full!”
That’s your Little Joe Blystone campaign.
Yeah, but De Wine still has to get more (R) votes than anyone else….
How that is possible speaks to the real UniParty base of the (R) party. Most are actually socially conservative Democrats I believe.
By ‘Democrats’, I mean the Statist left.
Precisely why we need to take over the GOP from the ground up. 50% of the local GOP Committeeman positions are vacant. The strategy is well documented at https://precinctstrategy.com/.
If Blystone and Renacci are sincere and genuinely care about the people of Ohio and the USA, then they should get together and reach an acceptable agreement where one of them drops out and proclaims their full support for the other primary candidate. What is best. One of them win or neither of them. (Note–“The Ohio Election Commission has found probable cause in the allegations against Joe Blystone and since they did, they are required to hold a hearing within 10 days; the last day being the day before the primary.”
(Unknown by me) Renacci has 8% more votes according to the “Republican Poll” by Trafalgar so he might be the best choice but it is possible the poll is a bogus one or an inaccurate ploy to bolster up DeWine’s primary status. The Blystone “scandal” and late term Election Commission hearing might also be a devious tactic to aid DeWine.
The GOP can’t be trusted for anything. Will the 2022 elections in November be a deliberate corrupt GOP self immolation in many states instead of the predicted blow out of the corrupt Dems?
Yep that is what should happen in all Republican primaries—wonder why the RNC doesn’t strongly encourage it. Well yeah we know why
“ The GOP can’t be trusted for anything.”
Republican Jim Renacci has impressed me as being way more conservative than the incumbent and is deserving of support in the Ohio primary, party affiliation notwithstanding.
Agreed. dewhine is an undocumented demoncrat.
If they are coming after Blystone at the last minute, that is probably who I need to vote for.
Uh no. Joe is a fraud like New Albany housewives.
No! Renacci was early on Trump Train and he was my rep!!
Blystone is not sincere.
Ohioans are duped but this state gave 9 years of loyalty to Earle Bruce and 13 years of loyalty to John Cooper plus the bizarre Cleveland Browns love.
Ya think Dewine or Renacci is..🤣 I have to disagree.
Dewine is as bad as Romney.
Renacci is a used car salesman. 👀🧐🤷🏼♂️
Blystone a farmer and involved in stocks.🤷🏼♂️
LMAO. Go ask Joanna Swallen.
Renacci is a good guy and a big Trump supporter from the get-go! If something bad is being said it’s a smear. He was my representative and a good one!
Why doesn’t President Trump endorse one or the other..
That’s what pi..es me off..
🧐👀🤷🏼♂️👀
Because too many low T dupes get conned by a fake cowboy like Little Joe Blystone.
These low T types clog up the roads in their pickup trucks driving 35 MPG in a 55 MPH zone.
In Michigan, one Republican Primary candidate dropped out, citing a desire not to split the vote.
In Ohio, low T dudes and the generally duped have been conned by Little Joe Blystone. It’s sad but I’ve seen what the voters here have done with Voinovich, Taft, Strickland, Kasich and DeRINO.
They think Earle Bruce and John Cooper are fine football coaches.
I digress.
Hey, we liked Voinovich! My husband said he got Cleveland out of the mess that little fool Kucinich bankrupted the city!
Is there any strategy as voters that can foil these particular steam Sundance?
What do you think about voting for Trump’s endorsement for the sake of rallying around one candidate? For cases where he has endorsed someone, of course.
That is a very good question. I do believe President Trump has God’s wisdom, and may be looking for the most likely way to get something positive out of a race. And that by his endorsement, more people are likely to go with that person, and perhaps even some dropping out to clear the way. For me personally, I’d have to pray real hard if the candidate were someone like Dr. Oz or David Perdue. Because it would only be God who could convince me it was the thing to do! At the same time, I have seen huge losses when there were splits. I myself have voted for a third-party candidate in One or two Times in presidential races and our party lost because of the split. All that to say – humanly speaking I believe we are between a rock and a hard place. I am putting my hope 100% in God and his good and mighty plans! I don’t believe any humanly devise plans of the good guys will prevail.
I see I wrote “steam” instead of “Schemes.” I don’t believe it made any sense the other way!
Oh my gosh, I must have reverse dyslexia. I read that as “schemes” not “steam”!
That is hilarious! I was kind of surprised that you somehow knew what I was saying!
Stacey Abrams ain’t winning Georgia. She scares the bejesus out of every Republican (me included) so bad that they will vote for Kemp, even if he is a corrupt sack of pus.
Why not Perdue? DJT endorsed him. I’ll hold my nose and vote for him.
They practiced this strategy in Texas with Abbott..
There are decent Conservatives in the Ohio statehouse…just not very many!
By Representative (and independent businessman from the semi-rural Urbana area) Nino Vitale:
“You all knew this already, but our feckless and corrupt federal and state governments around the country kept imposing (illegal mandates) on what used to be a free society. And the endless propaganda coming from the media scaring people into wearing a useless cloth and denying many studies that show it can actually harm you, was over the top brainwashing.
Remember the governor of Ohio standing up and saying the mask was a bridge too far, then just days later DeWine and (Health Director) Amy Acton imposing the face diaper on Ohioans by edict? And what did your Ohio House and Senate do? Nothing because he’s the governor from the same party and well, that’s just against the rules to go against him and actually stand for what is right or fight for the people they are supposed to represent.
…I’ve always stood for what’s right and what’s in the name of freedom for the people, not some party label. Fighting for PARTY over the PEOPLE is akin to communism to me. I won’t serve that beast.
And the continual bowing to a political organization called the CDC, which has no enumerated powers under the U.S. Constitution, must end. Just like many other unconstitutional federal entities who rule our lives must end.
At least one federal judge, still had enough oxygen going to their brain to realize, this is all illegal.
But sadly, I fear we are far more an empire now, ruled by these federal agencies, than what we are suppose to be, a de-federalized union of states with a limited national government….”
See:
https://gab.com/ninovitale
Nino endorsed Jim Renacci. Not the fraud fake cowboy grifter Joe Blystone.
Then in California, there is no strong GOP party to tell all the “candidates’ to NOT run when about 50 “republicans” decide to run against a single vulnerable Dem and the best republican can only get 21% instead of 51%. They are so vain it is like 48 separate vanity projects. A porn star is a guaranteed candidate each year. Also, the GOP at some time in the past agreed with Dems to have “Jungle Primaries” so that there really is no “party primary” to weed out the losers to go against the Dem in the general election. The top 2 vote getters go onto the primary. Also Dems get to vote for the worst GOP candidate to raise their vote tally away from the better one. The one forgettable lady Senate GOP candidate could not even force Difi to have a televised debate; and she was dumb enough to not pull a Bob Newhart/ Clint Eastwood one-man debate against an empty chair/throne/toilet. The Indian financial Massachusetts guy who ran against Gov. Moonbeam several years ago, thought it was a greeeeeat idea to televise a single debate opposite a Monday Night Football Game in the opposite time slot. The only hope we have is breeding more rabid foxes to nip the heels of Sacramento Assemblyjerks on the Capitol Grounds. The pols all deserve rabies.
Question is, who’s the splinter accomplice: Renacci or Blystone? From what I can gather it’s Blystone, but I’m not sure.
Joe Blystone Facts on Facebook. Look it up and read it.
Joe sucks more than a Hoover vacuum, formerly made in North Canton, Ohio.
Blystone is the splitter!
This technique has been worked to perfection by the Democrats in Illinois. I’ve also heard this strategy called a “Stalking Horse”. The prime examples being H. Ross Perot for Clinton in 1992 and Mike Huckabee for John McCain in 2008.
IMO Perot was the real deal. He alleged the Bush’s were attacking his daughter’s wedding plans, iirc, and then dropped out. At the time it sounded crazy, but now we know about the Bush’s….
Watch for the CHEAT!! It will be to put globalist controlled RINO’s into the slot. This a good opportunity for Conservatives to get practice standing their ground. We must make a show here. Find out who the tool in the race is and splinter them. Call it prep for the big day. If you end up with a mess load of MAGA populists going into a head to head with a Dem in Nov there will no doubt be a distraction. But that can’t stop us from trying. If it’s awash in RINO’s it a guaranteed victory for R’s. Globohomo can claim the mantle of free and fair …you know like safe and effective.
Yes machines including Dominion are alive and active in Ohio.
President Donald Trump will stage a “Save America” rally at Casper’s Ford Center in late May, he has announced.
A listing on Trump’s website said he would appear at the Ford Center at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 28.
Wyoming Republican Party officials have spoken about a Trump appearance in Wyoming since December, although the details have been slow to emerge. The time and exact venue were announced Monday by the former president.
Trump has endorsed the campaign of Republican Harriet Hageman in her GOP primary race against U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat.
“It will be a tremendous honor and incredibly exciting to have President Trump visit with us and it will no doubt be the largest political event in Wyoming history,” Hageman said in a prepared statement. “I am grateful for President Trump’s support in my campaign and I look forward to seeing him in Casper.”
“These types of party rules are designed to protect the club’s selection.”
Instant Runoff Voting, AKA ranked voting or choice voting would address this defect but nearly everyone who has had this explained to them has rejected it as being too complicated for voters to understand.
If the body politic is too stupid to keep from being “played” then they well deserve the status quo.
I’m voting for Blystone.
Renacci is proud of his working with Dems and Repubs. He thinks that’s a plus? It scream “Uniparety Hack.”
Hood is probably OK, but has 8 years as State rep and what has he done?
Blystone has never run for office. He’s just fed up. Since he’s a newbie, a farmer, and a businessman, I suspect that his worst efforts as Governor would gum up the Uniparty workings. I can’t see a downside to that.
Putting a halt to government is a win. If he can cut anything else, so much the better. If he is strong on State’s Rights, then he witll be a two term Guv.
You’re duped.
Joe Blystone Facts on Facebook.
Thanks.
I don’t fkbook so how about posting it here?
Are you afraid?
Google Joe Blystone Facts on Facebook.
Afraid? Grow up! What are you an outside agitator??
I have fkbk and all it’s tentacles blocked in my host files on all my computers because it’s EVIL and IMO every right thinking person ought to also.
https://m.facebook.com/joeblystonefacts
I’m not on facebook either but the website is open to the public.
https://www.facebook.com/joeblystonefacts
https://m.facebook.com/joeblystonefacts
You’re duped! President Trump had praised Renacci for being the first on the Trump Train when he asked him to switch from governor run to replace Mandel for Senate run in ’18.
Thanks for voting another splitter and letting DeRINO win again. That’s exactly what you’re doing.
This tactic is used in closed primaries to split votes all over… People who protect it are either incredibly unknowledgeable of how elections work or are party propagandists.
I’m personally betting Liz Cheney wins hers on this exact math equation.
I will vote for who stands MAGA,
Sure isn’t Dewine . Wanted illegals shipped here and red flag laws.
Snubbed President Trump multiple times..
Endorsements are free.🤷🏼♂️
Did Little Joe Blystone vote for Trump or contribute to his campaigns?
I’ll hang up and listen.
Gee whiz, that would be Renacci, who President Trump declared in ’18 was the first to support him. He was my Rep and got an A+ grade on immigration on Numbers USA and is for medical freedom.
DeWine’s a wiener but he’s not malevolent. He’s just a wiener.
HE IS MALEVOLENT!
He be making another mask diktat if the legislature hadn’t taken that away from him.
Uh, he was the one who initiated lockdowns, are you kidding me? It took the legislature to overturn his veto on his unconstitutional mandates.
Sorry but I’m a little P…… off.
Trump could have thrown support to Blystone.
He actually endorsed a candidate that said he would vote for Hillary .
(Senate)
I’ll always vote for Trump yet as long as I’ve been here , Trump could have changed this 100 percent.
Dewine has to go. 😡🤷🏼♂️
Not one person where better call me a troll if you don’t live In Ohio you have no clue!
Ugh…….
President Trump could have thrown a bone to Blystone instead of anti Trump Dewine .🤷🏼♂️
Steaming…..
Trump endorsing Little Joe Blystone is like Jenny Craig endorsing Rosie O’Donnell.
Thanks for playing
I agree, Talk. Disappointing…
Disappointing how? Not endorsing a fake cowboy grifter?
https://m.facebook.com/joeblystonefacts
He should have endorsed Renacci who stood by President Trump from the beginning!
Concur inasmuch as he had other options.
Where is the splitter strategy when President Trump endorse either candidate, After the fact Dewine snubbed him multiple times?
Dewine is swine yet I can’t see it as a splitter strategy when President Trump didn’t endorse either of the two candidates.
The candidate he did endorse in lower race said In 2016 he would vote for Hillary over President Trump. 🧐👀🤷🏼♂️
Pretty sure endorsements are free ( ehh)
Kevin Mcarthy should be gone as well ya can’t drain a swamp if ya don’t pull plugs…
Will 100000000 percent vote for President Trump agin.
Just saying .🤷🏼♂️ Makes absolutely no sense at all. NONE!🤷🏼♂️
Neither does voting for the Spud Webb of Ohio politics, Little Joe Blystone.
Why hasn’t little Joe campaigned much in suburban or urban Ohio?
Who is Gerald Stebelton and how does he relate to Joe Blystone?
Who is Jack Windsor and what articles does he have on the Ohio Press Network and Ohio Star about Little Joe?
Cowboy Cult is gonna Cowboy Cult.
Better yet, who are the saps in OH who say they will vote for DeWine? I mean, Kasich was the one before so no surprise. I’m just surprised that Republican voters in OH are such whips after all the havoc DeWine put on them for no good reason other than he’s gutless.
Too many voters here get hung up on rural stereotypes or have their head shoved up a Buckeye football’s as*.
And I love football.
Retired Magistrate here: Unfortunately, there are many voters in Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland who think DeWine has done a wonderful job with covid. His Health Director, Dr. Amy Acton, was worshiped by many as the savior of the elderly and children in Ohio. There were even cartoons portraying both Dr. Acton and DeWine as heroes; so that is what we are dealing with in the metropolitan areas of Ohio.
What got President Trump elected in 2016 and without fraud, re elected in 2020, were all the rural counties and small towns in Ohio. Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland went for Biden. So, I am hoping for a miracle tomorrow and that we don’t have DeWine for another four years; however, realistically I think we are going to be stuck with the little dictator for another term.
Yes because the big money here (Leslie in New Albany) and Ohio GOPe (Bob the Slob Paduchik) knew how to con rural Ohio.
Little Joe Blystone is the means to fool rural Ohio.
Wow Tony you literally attacked every one of my post. Then you Assume things of people in Rural Ohio..
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Rural Ohio and many “Rural” places in the USA pushed Trump over the line to become President. 👍
I’ll take the “Rural way of life “any day of the week,over New Albany or Columbus .. Been there done that.
I could go on…
Ut would be more of a waste of time than anything tho.
🤷🏼♂️
Regardless of who ya vote for today. I don’t consider this to be a splinter strategy . It is, Yet President Trump had the chance to endorse a different candidate and didn’t…
That’s my main frustration not so much who ya vote for as long as it’s not Swine. 👍
And when 15% of uninformed voters throw their vote away on Little Joe Blystone, DeRINO wins.
They used a clear strategy to pull this off.
Bub you didn’t sway me and I’m surprised @adrem hasn’t showed you the door.
Your insults and input are childish…
My sister in law was one of them!
But her mother is voting Renacci!
If people really want change we have to destroy the Republican party. That means don’t vote for any Republican. No matter who they are, don’t vote for them. Do people really want change? Doesn’t look that way.
Voted for Renacci -here’s why.
Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom (against vaccine mandates and much more ) sent questionnaires to all candidates and gave them grades based on answers, voting records , social media and political platforms.
Dewine-F
Renacci-A+
Blystone-did not answer survey or respond to texts
Vance A+
Mandel A+
Larose (SOS) F (took Zuck bucks according to this site)
John Adams (SOS) A+
Max Miller D-
I think Ohioans also need to think carefully about Secretary of State as above.
Medical freedom is my biggest issue this election.
Bingo. Youse get it.
And President Trump endorsed both Max Miller and LaRose, both at the Delaware, OH rally!
Absolutely get rid of LaRose.
https://m.facebook.com/joeblystonefacts
there’s more of us.
Texas suffers from both the splitter strategy and open primary problems! Abbott should have been toast after ruining countless thousands of Texans livelihoods and lives in 2020, and even worse his failure to seriously address the border crisis at any time since he took office in January, 2015. So I get to hold my nose and vote for
Abbottaka Dave Carney.If there was any sort of a substantive maga movement, with a comprehensive plan, and a so-called ground game, here’s what should happen. The strong mega candidate should declare that they will run as an independent. They don’t have to run as a republican, if rhinos rigged the game. It looks like there really is no movement, and we’re doomed to being ruled by the uniparty
I feel like I’m reliving the Georgia Senate primary of ’18, with all these Blystone shills on here. I can’t believe it.
Renacci was my representative and a Tea Party candidate then and he was with President Trump from the beginning and President Trump even said so when he asked him to run in Mandel’s place in ’18 for Senate. He was A+ on immigration on Numbers USA, too.
I’m very disappointed at all the DeWine voters on here, because that’s what you’re going to get in voting for Blystone. Thanks a lot! I will resent it for the next four years.
If it’s DeRINO vs Nan Whaley, I’ll leave that part of the ballot blank.
Oh, I will hold my nose, are you kidding letting the Dem win? With their policies, CRT, transgender and all? At least we have maybe of a chance to defeat something vs. no chance.
Yes let the Dem win for one term and get rid of the RINO if thats the only way to do it. RINOs are just Democrats anyhow. They are both democrats so why should it matters which of them wins?
Because he can’t run again after four years but this state can’t take four years of a Democrat. We have term limits for governor in Ohio, this is DeRINO’s second term. NO, will not vote for Dem to “get rid of the RINO”. It doesn’t work that way.
I’m not voting dem but I am not voting for Dewin. Period.
The repukes need to see we will not keep voting for non-representation.
I have lived in Ohio all my life but I just told my husband today, if this state turns blue, we are moving to a GOP state if it has a chance of staying blue. Columbus used to be Republican or at least back and forth, now it will never be again, and neither will Cleveland.
I’m sure letting the Dem win in the general will really show them. Enjoy your blue state. It’s really working right now with a Democrat Executive, House, and Senate. We really showed them. /s
This whole article was a wake-up call to you Blystone voters ruining a Tea Party candidate from winning the primary. Don’t blame the RINOs for not being informed on who to vote in the primary.
Republicans can stop it, if no one votes for DeWine!
Joe should drop out!
The GOP is most corrupt in states with open primaries.
No vote for Rino Dewine Today,
It became clear to me about a year ago that either Rennaci or Blystone should have pulled out. About 3 months ago it became more than clear that it should have been Blystone and he should have throw his full support behind Renacci. I will blame Blystone if tomorrow DeWine wins the primary. This was a very selfish and arrogant move on his part.
I meant today, just waking up. Ohio’s primary is today!
Man alive, ever since the tip-off about Frank LaRose posted above by a Treeper, the more I read about him, the more I am disturbed President Trump endorsed him. I guess it’s too late for the most part but I will vote for John Adams.
I don’t know what to think about Max Miller either.
Well, when we do win primaries, they simply run their candidate as well a la Murkowski. So why don’t we do the same? Have the #2 run as an independent. We should have made a third party anyhow. Or just stay home and let the Democrat win for one term and focus on the following election. Doing the same thing over and over is not working. Lets stop hitting our heads against this wall, please.
Hard to have a Trump agenda when he doesn’t endorse candidates..
🤷🏼♂️
Surely after how Dewine snubbed him I thought he would endorse someone.
Who ever that someone was I would have voted for…
No reason for this splitter strategy.
I honestly feel if President Trump would have endorsed someone for Governor that’s who would have won….
Ugh good day treepers. I voted and it wasn’t for Dewine.
Why can’t voters SEE the clear 3rd place candidate has no chance? People need to be smarter.
Not sure how Joe Blystone wasn’t at the top.
I suppose people do need to be smarter. 😂🤷🏼♂️
Like I said if Trump would have it endorsed someone they woulda got my vote.
I find it crazy that people are over looking this.
🤷🏼♂️
Because he’s an idiot showboater and there are connections he was put up by DeWine himself to be the splitter to siphon off the rural low info voters who like the “cowboy”. Please read here. Renacci has always been the Tea Party candidate.
There is nothing to prevent either Blystone or Renacci from dropping out. The strategy only works if there are others who remain in the race but have no chance of winning.
i want DeWine out. I wanted to vote Blystone. but i’m willing to change my vote to Renacci if that means WE GET THE RHINO OUT…. at this point, who is winning? everyone must decide on one or the other, and stop splitting the vote! also, maybe we should audit the vote considering we just invested in more Dominion voting machines here in Ohio. that’s so assuring considering all the fraud that happened in the 2020 election. http://www.2000mules.com
I hope you voted Renacci, he was my representative and a good one.
I can only speak about my state “Hawaii” but Sundance is incorrect about party rules. In Hawaii a person “self-certifies” that they are a member of a state-recognized party when they submit nomination papers to the Office of Elections (no Sec of State here). Parties (as recognized by the Office of Elections per HRS 12) do have the power to contest candidate’s claim of party membership. Hawaii Republican Party rules (which by law must be submitted to the Office of Elections, so they are not “secrets”) do provide reasons by which the State Committee may revoke membership of any person, but adjudication of party membership of candidates is a power of the Hawaii Circuit Court. Primary election is “open” in that each voter has all parties available on a single ballot, but must select a single party and vote only for candidates in that party (for any offices up for that election).
Our state convention is next week and I am a delegate from our district. It does cost $75 to be a delegate this year, I guess you can complain about that but if it isn’t worth $75 to you I’m not sure I should give your opinon much weight.
Same thing happening in Michigan in our Governor’s race. Divide the vote and Gretchen wins.
Sickening. Wish we, the fed up Republicans, had decided on either Blystone or Renucchi and all put votes toward ONE of the candidates. I wanted that little turd gone. And the prospect of Gretchen keeping her seat is nothing but criminal.