Trolling gets Delhi Township woman ousted from Republican Jim Renacci's campaign
UPDATE: Delhi Township's Linda Caudill is no longer part of Jim Renacci's campaign team. The retired insurance agency owner was let go Tuesday after Politics Extra and Cleveland.com recently reported on Caudill's social media attacks against Jon Husted, one of Renacci's fellow GOP competitors in the Ohio governor's race.
"While Jon Husted has yet to apologize for verbally threatening Jim Renacci's wife when she questioned him about dishonest campaign tactics (see below for more details), in an effort to ensure that the gubernatorial race remains free from further needless distractions and is focused on the issues that matter most to Ohioans, the Renacci campaign has parted ways with volunteer Linda Caudill," campaign spokesman James Slepian said.
ORIGINAL COLUMN: Frank Luntz emphasized questions about civility while the famed Republican pollster moderated an Ohio GOP gubernatorial forum at a suburban Columbus church on Sunday night.
So much for that.
Minutes after the values-focused forum ended, the bitter battle between Secretary of State Jon Husted and U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci took another turn for the worse out in the church lobby. That's where Renacci's wife, Tina Renacci, approached Husted and sternly let him know she doesn't like the type of campaign he's running, two witnesses told Politics Extra on Monday.
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