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Ohio Republicans React to Trump's Lewd Comments

Ideastream Public Media | By Karen Kasler
Published October 10, 2016 at 1:13 PM EDT
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STATEHOUSE NEWS BUREAU

This was a devastating weekend for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Ohio – he lost the support of three GOP officeholders over lewd comments made about women in a 2005 tape that was brought to light on Friday.  

Gov. John Kasich and Auditor Dave Yost say they won’t vote for Trump, and a day after saying that Trump was right to apologize for his offensive comments, Sen. Rob Portman now says he’ll write in Trump’s running mate Mike Pence. Ohio Republican Partychair Matt Borges wasn't ready to pull his support, but “I’ve been very public about saying that there will be no repercussions for anyone who feels like they need to withdraw their support or endorsement of Mr. Trump.”

Borges had no comment after the debate. Attorney General Mike DeWine has called Trump’s comments repulsive, but hasn’t said he won’t vote for him.  There’s been no comment on the Trump comments from Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor or Secretary of State Jon Husted.
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Karen Kasler
Karen is a lifelong Ohioan who has served as news director at WCBE-FM, assignment editor/overnight anchor at WBNS-TV, and afternoon drive anchor/assignment editor in WTAM-AM in Cleveland. In addition to her daily reporting for Ohio’s public radio stations, she’s reported for NPR, the BBC, ABC Radio News and other news outlets. She hosts and produces the Statehouse News Bureau’s weekly TV show “The State of Ohio”, which airs on PBS stations statewide. She’s also a frequent guest on WOSU TV’s “Columbus on the Record”, a regular panelist on “The Sound of Ideas” on ideastream in Cleveland, appeared on the inaugural edition of “Face the State” on WBNS-TV and occasionally reports for “PBS Newshour”. She’s often called to moderate debates, including the Columbus Metropolitan Club’s Issue 3/legal marijuana debate and its pre-primary mayoral debate, and the City Club of Cleveland’s US Senate debate in 2012.
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