{"id":7124,"date":"2024-01-27T22:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T16:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/27\/ohio-gop-primary-takes-a-turn-with-johnsons-candidate-endorsement\/"},"modified":"2024-01-27T22:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T16:36:17","slug":"ohio-gop-primary-takes-a-turn-with-johnsons-candidate-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/27\/ohio-gop-primary-takes-a-turn-with-johnsons-candidate-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio GOP Primary Takes a Turn with Johnson&#8217;s Candidate Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_82\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson has thrown his support behind Ohio District Nine Congressional Candidate State Rep. Derek Merrin, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur. This endorsement comes as no surprise, given Johnson\u2019s recent track record.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson\u2019s tenure as House Speaker has been marked by disappointments, including the persistent issue of the Southern border remaining open. Additionally, legislation aimed at reforming FISA Section 702 to curb the FBI\u2019s warrantless spying on innocent Americans was blocked by Johnson. Furthermore, his approval of a $1.590 trillion budget for fiscal year 2024, which prioritizes funding for foreign wars while neglecting America\u2019s border security, drew criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Politico says Johnson\u2019s endorsement of Merrin is part of a broader move in the contentious Republican primary. Merrin replaced Craig Riedel as the preferred candidate after Riedel criticized former President Donald Trump on tape. Another candidate, J.R. Majewski, faced accusations of misrepresenting his military service record and suffered a significant defeat to Kaptur in the 2022 election.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Caller reported that Majewski, endorsed by President Trump in 2020, fell victim to a smear campaign in 2022, leading the National Republican Congressional Committee to cancel nearly $1 million in advertising. RINOs distanced themselves from Majewski based on fake news stories about his service in Afghanistan, contributing to his loss in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>The Gateway Pundit exposed Riedel\u2019s downfall as a candidate when he revealed himself as a never-Trumper, expressing disdain for Trump\u2019s communication style. However, Johnson-endorsed Merrin also faces scrutiny due to his association with former Ohio State Senator Wes Goodman, who was exposed as a closeted gay adulterer. Goodman\u2019s political career, built on the values of \u201ccommitted natural marriage,\u201d crumbled after revelations of his secret gay life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Establishment leaders would rather run a candidate accused by his peers of having an adulterous affair instead of supporting the candidate chosen by the people\u2026 whose military record they helped tarnish. <\/p>\n<p>I stand with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRMajewski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JRMajewski<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HkGSnq5BeW\">https:\/\/t.co\/HkGSnq5BeW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeyMannarinoUS\/status\/1750564944418922644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Speculation, including among Republican peers, has arisen regarding Merrin\u2019s potential connection to Goodman as a former lover, adding another layer of complexity to the unfolding political dynamics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanfaith.com\/ohio-gop-primary-takes-a-turn-with-johnsons-candidate-endorsement\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson has thrown his support behind Ohio District Nine Congressional Candidate State Rep. Derek Merrin, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur. This endorsement comes as no surprise, given Johnson\u2019s recent track record. However, Johnson\u2019s tenure as House Speaker has been marked by disappointments, including the persistent issue of the Southern border [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[]},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7124"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}