Trump calls Ohio Republicans in effort to oust state GOP chairman
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Source: Politico
Donald Trump called roughly a dozen Ohio Republicans Thursday in an attempt to oust the state GOP chairman, a highly unusual exercise in political score-settling against a party leader whos been accused of being disloyal to the president-elect.
According to multiple sources familiar with the calls, Trump urged Ohio Republican Party Central Committee members to unseat Matt Borges, the states current GOP leader, in Fridays election for the party post and conveyed his support for Jane Timken, a prominent Ohio Republican who raised money for his campaign.
The presidents personal intervention which came on a day in which Trump spent several hours sitting for a sworn, videotaped deposition in Trump Tower has roiled the low-profile party contest, will be decided by Ohios 66 central committee members.
A Trump transition aide said the president-elect had phoned around a dozen committee members.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-ohio-republicans-233261
mobeau69
(11,079 posts)A vindictive asshole with power.
Javaman
(62,442 posts)since he can't put people in the morgue, as far as we know, he starts a campaign of public shaming followed by character assassination.
herding cats
(19,549 posts)If it's Borges, and not Timken, how will Trump react?
monmouth4
(9,664 posts)Botany
(70,291 posts)"Trump made my dog throw up."
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)and realize how their work basically handed him Ohio. Ohio Republicans have done a pretty good job dominating state politics cultivating an irrational racist base here. Their leadership may not like Trump, but they've set up a great enviroment for his electoral success.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)We are going to see more and more and more PURGING in all aspects of life where Comrade Casino and the Republicans have opportunity impose their fascist will.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Article says today.
BumRushDaShow
(127,320 posts)He's not the damn President yet Politico.
Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)Published: Wed, January 4, 2017 @ 1:50 p.m.
YOUNGSTOWN Thirty-six county Republican Party chairmen including the three in the Mahoning Valley are urging the GOP state central committee to replace Matt Borges as Ohio Republican chairman.
In a letter sent today to the 66 members of the state central committee asked them to back Jane Timken of Stark County because she has impeccable personal qualifications and unquestioned standing among the political, financial and elective leadership of our party at the state and national level.
Timken, favored by Trump, is challenging Borges in Fridays secret ballot for state chairman. Borges is criticized in the letter by the chairman for not giving Donald Trump unwavering support in his presidential bid.
Among the 36 of the states 88 county Republican Party chairmen signing the letter are Mark Munroe of Mahoning County, Randy Law of Trumbull County, and Dave Johnson of Columbiana County. Johnson is a state central committee member.
We are now in jeopardy of having the state party be completely at odds with the new Trump administration as well as with the RNC [Republican National Committee] itself, the letter reads.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)Over 12 hours old. Published: 01/05/17 09:24 PM EST; posted at DU: Fri Jan 6, 2017, 12:22 PM
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