Kasich on Close Ohio Race: Voters ‘Sent a Message to the Republicans to Knock It Off’
Ohio Governor John Kasich supported Republican Troy Balderson in the special election in the state’s 12th district last night, but he thinks the closeness of the still-too-close-to-call race is a clear message to Republicans.
As many election observers and pundits noted last night, the closeness of the race is remarkable given how reliably red the district generally is.
And Kasich, when asked what happened, got right to the point:
“Well, the voters here sent a message to the Republicans to knock it off. Stop the chaos, the division, no more of this family separation that we see at the border or taking people’s healthcare away. I think people… basically have had enough.”
He also said it was a “vote on the President.”
Despite no official call yet, President Donald Trump congratulated Balderson on winning and took some credit for it. As of tonight Balderson leads by a very slim margin.
When I decided to go to Ohio for Troy Balderson, he was down in early voting 64 to 36. That was not good. After my speech on Saturday night, there was a big turn for the better. Now Troy wins a great victory during a very tough time of the year for voting. He will win BIG in Nov.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2018
…..Congratulations to Troy Balderson on a great win in Ohio. A very special and important race!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2018
Watch above, via CBS News.
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