Southeast Ohio Republican Party leader resigns over Trump-Putin meeting

[Sunlei]

Source: Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A county Republican Party chairman from Southeast Ohio resigned on Monday, citing President Donald Trump's meeting earlier in the day with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Belmont County Republican Party Chairman Chris Gagin announced his resignation in a pair of Twitter messages. He'd held the job since April 2016.

Gagin is a former staffer to ex-Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson who switched parties in 2013. He ran this year as a Belmont County commissioner, but lost in the Republican primary in May. In the 2017 fight for control of the Ohio Republican Party in the aftermath of Trump's electoral victory, Gagin was an ally of then-Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges, who lost to now-Chairman Jane Timken, for whom Trump personally lobbied. The leadership fight generally was seen as a proxy fight between Trump's and Ohio Gov. John Kasich's political teams.

Belmont County is among the historically Democratic counties in Ohio that have swung into Republican control in recent years. In November 2016, thanks in large part to Trump's popularity, Republicans took control of the Belmont County commission in what may have been the first time in history.


Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2018/07/southeast_ohio_republican_part.html

[msongs]

1. one out of what 90 million? nt

[PSPS]

2. "thanks in large part to Trump's popularity"

I guess the author of this piece hasn't been keeping up with the news lately.

Belmont County is among the historically Democratic counties in Ohio that have swung into Republican control in recent years. In November 2016, thanks in large part to Trump's popularity, Republicans took control of the Belmont County commission in what may have been the first time in history.

Um, we've known for quite a while that these "swings" haven't really been because of "Trump's popularity."

[Scarsdale]

3. I almost forgot about Kasich.

Where has HE been on all of this? Does kkeeping quiet mean he agrees with tRump? Is he afraid to rock the boat, in case he loses his constituents who admire the orange ass?

[noneof_theabove]

4. no No NO !!!!

resigning gives it traitor-in-chief the opportunity to fill the position with more creatures from the black lagoon.

RESIST and DEFY the TRAITOR ! ! Stay in your position, and let him fire you showing his treasonous side.