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brooklynite

(94,657 posts) Mon Aug 6, 2018, 09:39 AM Aug 2018

Troy Balderson, Danny O'Connor make final pitches to rally 12th District voters

Cleveland Plain Dealer

To win, O'Connor needs at least some of those Republicans to support him. While campaigning door-to-door in New Albany for O'Connor on Wednesday, campaign volunteer Jessica von Zastrow (accompanied by a cleveland.com reporter) found at least a couple of Republicans who are planning to do just that.

"We'll most likely all vote for him," said David Curren, an Ohio State University student whose parents were listed as Republicans on von Zastrow's list. "My dad already said he doesn't like the other guy [Balderson], because he was going to cut Social Security and Medicare." (That's the claim made in anti-Balderson TV ads, though Balderson denies he'll cut those programs).

However, there are a lot of Republicans in the district who agree with Balderson's pledges to support Trump's agenda, including building a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Trump himself came to Delaware County - a key GOP stronghold - to rally support for Balderson, a state senator who lives about 90 minutes away in Zanesville.

"What I need you to do is go there [to Washington] and vote with our president and get that wall built," said Karen Donnelly of Westerville to Balderson as he campaigned door-to-door on Friday.

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Troy Balderson, Danny O'Connor make final pitches to rally 12th District voters (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2018 OP

An O'Connor win would have the GOP reeling going into the mid terms. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #1

All about GOTV effort as democrats NEED single democrat to vote beachbum bob Aug 2018 #2

The fact that the Repubs are fighting very hard for a seat that ought to be a slam dunk.. Kaleva Aug 2018 #3

I took 2 other people to vote early with me last week .. my 90 yr old top dad voted for O'Coonor Botany Aug 2018 #4

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

1. An O'Connor win would have the GOP reeling going into the mid terms.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 09:45 AM

Aug 2018

That being said I will not allow myself to get too high or low. The Republican congressperson who retired won that district by 37 points:

https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio%27s_12th_Congressional_District_election,_2016

But it would be sweet...

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

2. All about GOTV effort as democrats NEED single democrat to vote

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 09:52 AM

Aug 2018

Kaleva

(36,318 posts)

3. The fact that the Repubs are fighting very hard for a seat that ought to be a slam dunk..

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 09:53 AM

Aug 2018

is telling. All these special elections are pointing towards a massive wipe out for Republicans this fall.

Botany

(70,539 posts)

4. I took 2 other people to vote early with me last week .. my 90 yr old top dad voted for O'Coonor

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 10:26 AM

Aug 2018

This is one of the most gerrymandered districts in America and if we can flip it than
the "blue tsunami" will be massive.

GOTV!

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