Interesting post at the Red State Ohio web-site “The sorry state of the Ohio Republican Party” paints John Husted as a conniving Machiavellian who is undermining potential rivals Josh Mandel and Mary Taylor.
The post says, “The Ohio Republican Situation is a mess of egos and chess players. The wizard behind the curtain is current Secretary of State John Husted.” It says “Husted has spent the last several years building up an empire of supporters within the legislature and among donors,” with the purpose of putting him in line to be elected Governor of Ohio in 2018 and in order to assure his nomination, he is undermining his potential rivals, Josh Mandel and Mary Taylor.
The post suggests that Husted, along with Republican Chair, Kevin DeWine conspired to make SB5 an embarrassment for Governor John Kasich. The post states, “They (Husted and DeWine) worked to keep police, fire, and EMS in the bill knowing that the commercials would be devastating to Kasich. More importantly to them, defeat of SB 5 would be damaging to Lt. Governor Mary Taylor who they view as a threat to the Husted 2018 dream.”
The post also says, “Husted has made a useful idiot of newly elected treasurer Josh Mandel by pushing him to run for the U.S. Senate. It’s becoming painfully obvious that Mandel is totally unprepared for a rough and tumble fight with Sherrod Brown.” The idea is, “If Mandel is beaten up enough by Brown, that will weaken another potential rival to the Husted 2018 dream.”
According to this conservative writer, “John Husted need to get his bell rung. It’s likely that only Kasich can make that happen by removing DeWine from the chairmanship of the Ohio Republican Party.”
