Friday, August 3, 2018

Nasty, and nuts

"Congressman Steve Stivers of Ohio has done a fantastic job as chair of the [National Republican Congressional Committee]," Trump wrote in [a] since-deleted tweet. "Go out and vote for Steve on Aug 7."

The president deleted the tweet and posted a new message minutes later, urging Ohioans instead to vote for Troy Balderson, a GOP state senator who won a 10-way Republican primary to face Democrat Danny O'Connor in Tuesday's special election.

"Looking forward to being in the Great State of Ohio on Saturday night where I will be campaigning hard for a truly talented future Congressman, @Troy_Balderson. See you all then!" the president wrote several minutes later.

[...]

Trump will visit Ohio on Saturday to campaign for Balderson in a district that has been represented by the GOP since 1980.

  The Hill
And why did he change his tweet?
Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) [...] is not a candidate [in the state's upcoming special election].

[...]

Stivers is up for reelection in November after winning in primary election where he was unopposed in May. He will face Democrat Rick Neal in Ohio's 15th District, which is considered safely Republican.
So he can pull that other tweet out later.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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