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Republican Troy Balderson 50.2%
Democrat Danny O’Connor 49.3%
Green Joe Manchik 0.6%
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Kansas Republican Gubernatorial Primary
Kris Kobach (strong Trump ally) vs. Jeff Colyer (incumbent)
✯✯✯✯✯KOBACH WINS✯✯✯✯✯
Kris Kobach
126,257 40.6%
Jeff Colyer*
126,066 40.5
Jim Barnett
27,449 8.8
Others 31,237 10.0
311,009 votes, 100% reporting (3,539 of 3,539 precincts)
In celebration of this momentous victory, let us remind ourselves of Kobach's brutal smackdown of an unqualified MSNBC host.
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Democrats surging on eve of pivotal special election
...in the final days ahead of Tuesday's election, signs were everywhere that Democrats are surging — from recent polling to the private and public statements of many Republicans, including the GOP candidate himself. The district has been reliably red for more than three decades, but the sheer size of the Republican cavalry made clear how worried the party is about losing it.
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A loss, following startling Republican defeats in Pennsylvania and Alabama, would offer more evidence that a blue wave is on the horizon. And it would further fuel fears of what’s becoming evident: that Democrats are simply more amped up, even in areas that have long been safely Republican.
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Like dozens of other suburban districts around the country, Ohio’s 12th is filled with higher-income and upper-educated voters who have soured on the president, and some party officials are worried that the boisterous rally could turn those voters away from Balderson. The Monmouth poll showed Trump's approval rating in the district at just 46 percent.
Those worries intensified on Saturday morning when, just hours before the rally, Trump took to Twitter to attack NBA legend LeBron James, an Ohio favorite son who recently opened a public school in Akron for at-risk youth.
Jay Hottinger, a friend of Balderson's who serves alongside him in the state Senate, described Trump as “one of the most divisive presidents and political figures we’ve ever had” but said his visit was crucial for generating conservative interest in the contest.
“What we are seeing in polling, both nationally and in the 12th Congressional District, is that Democrats are more motivated to go out and vote,” he added.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/05/ohio-special-election-democrats-764337
Republican Troy Balderson
Democrat Danny O'Connell
Republican Troy Balderson 50.2%
Democrat Danny O’Connor 49.3%
Green Joe Manchik 0.6%
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Kansas Republican Gubernatorial Primary
Kris Kobach (strong Trump ally) vs. Jeff Colyer (incumbent)
✯✯✯✯✯KOBACH WINS✯✯✯✯✯
Kris Kobach
126,257 40.6%
Jeff Colyer*
126,066 40.5
Jim Barnett
27,449 8.8
Others 31,237 10.0
311,009 votes, 100% reporting (3,539 of 3,539 precincts)
In celebration of this momentous victory, let us remind ourselves of Kobach's brutal smackdown of an unqualified MSNBC host.
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Democrats surging on eve of pivotal special election
...in the final days ahead of Tuesday's election, signs were everywhere that Democrats are surging — from recent polling to the private and public statements of many Republicans, including the GOP candidate himself. The district has been reliably red for more than three decades, but the sheer size of the Republican cavalry made clear how worried the party is about losing it.
...
A loss, following startling Republican defeats in Pennsylvania and Alabama, would offer more evidence that a blue wave is on the horizon. And it would further fuel fears of what’s becoming evident: that Democrats are simply more amped up, even in areas that have long been safely Republican.
....
Like dozens of other suburban districts around the country, Ohio’s 12th is filled with higher-income and upper-educated voters who have soured on the president, and some party officials are worried that the boisterous rally could turn those voters away from Balderson. The Monmouth poll showed Trump's approval rating in the district at just 46 percent.
Those worries intensified on Saturday morning when, just hours before the rally, Trump took to Twitter to attack NBA legend LeBron James, an Ohio favorite son who recently opened a public school in Akron for at-risk youth.
Jay Hottinger, a friend of Balderson's who serves alongside him in the state Senate, described Trump as “one of the most divisive presidents and political figures we’ve ever had” but said his visit was crucial for generating conservative interest in the contest.
“What we are seeing in polling, both nationally and in the 12th Congressional District, is that Democrats are more motivated to go out and vote,” he added.
...
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/05/ohio-special-election-democrats-764337
Republican Troy Balderson
Democrat Danny O'Connell
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