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Most of the base GOP voters now realize this 2022 primary season is as important to the 2022 outcome as the November election. However, as we have noted in the two-club system, the republican club leadership are using their familiar playbook. Here’s the situation with the Ohio governor’s race.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine shut down businesses his state during COVID and was generally one of the worst “republican” governors in the country during the covid-19 fiasco. DeWine is a typical party/club insider, a left-leaning, ultra-sensitive, spineless worm who operates, like many politicians, as a republican in name only.
Ohio conservatives want to get rid of DeWine, but the club rules are designed to protect him. The GOPe has a perfectly executed splitter strategy in place in Ohio to protect DeWine, as you can see from the latest Republican polling:
DeWine has less than 50% support amid the republican voters in Ohio. However, challengers Jim Renacci and Joe Blystone are splitting the anti-DeWine vote, creating a scenario where DeWine is likely to win the primary with less than majority republican support. [Note; there is no runoff in Ohio, whoever gets the most votes wins the primary.]
These types of party rules are designed to protect the club’s selection.
The Ohio GOPe are always going to be in control of the outcome by organizing and maintaining the republican primary rules. It’s very likely when the final count takes place tomorrow, the combined Renacci/Blystone vote will exceed the votes of DeWine. However, DeWine will advance to the November election because the non-DeWine vote was split. That’s the splitter strategy in action.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine shut down businesses his state during COVID and was generally one of the worst “republican” governors in the country during the covid-19 fiasco. DeWine is a typical party/club insider, a left-leaning, ultra-sensitive, spineless worm who operates, like many politicians, as a republican in name only.
Ohio conservatives want to get rid of DeWine, but the club rules are designed to protect him. The GOPe has a perfectly executed splitter strategy in place in Ohio to protect DeWine, as you can see from the latest Republican polling:
DeWine has less than 50% support amid the republican voters in Ohio. However, challengers Jim Renacci and Joe Blystone are splitting the anti-DeWine vote, creating a scenario where DeWine is likely to win the primary with less than majority republican support. [Note; there is no runoff in Ohio, whoever gets the most votes wins the primary.]
These types of party rules are designed to protect the club’s selection.
The Ohio GOPe are always going to be in control of the outcome by organizing and maintaining the republican primary rules. It’s very likely when the final count takes place tomorrow, the combined Renacci/Blystone vote will exceed the votes of DeWine. However, DeWine will advance to the November election because the non-DeWine vote was split. That’s the splitter strategy in action.
Election 2022, Ohio Republicans Execute Perfect Splitter Strategy to Protect RINO Incumbent Mike DeWine - The Last Refuge
Most of the base GOP voters now realize this 2022 primary season is as important to the 2022 outcome as the November election. However, as we have noted in the two-club system, the republican club leadership are using their familiar playbook. Here’s the situation with the Ohio governor’s race...
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The article goes on to show that the Democrats use similar splitter strategies. For example, in the 2020 Democratic primary. It also describes a modified splitter strategy being used in GA that is designed to result in Abrams being elected Governor.
But sometimes this strategy doesn't work. Example: The 2016 GOP Presidential primary. The GOP Elites had it all set up with 16 candidates primed to split various state primaries with the desired result of Jeb Bush being the nominee. Unfortunately, Donald Trump walked into the room, slapped those 16 candidates upside the head and busted up the Elite's strategy...and he became the nominee.
The lesson from Trump is this: Party members...the rank and file...don't HAVE to be controlled by the Party Elites. All it takes are party members who won't be dictated to.
Now...in Ohio, the Elites will likely succeed. Too bad.