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Democrats resort to running as faux Republicans to ‘get a foot in the door’
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:27 am
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:27 am
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As Democrats struggle to find popular messages with voters, another case of a Democrat candidate running as a Republican quickly reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which prevented the candidate from being on the ballot. "I'm glad that people are paying attention because this same game may be coming to your state," Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose told Just The News.
The Ohio case is the latest instance of a Democrat parading as a Republican, with recent similar cases in North Carolina and Texas. Samuel Ronan, whose case LaRose referred to as "political transgenderism," attempted to run in a Republican primary for Ohio's 15th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle.
His candidacy against incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Carey, required him to sign a sworn declaration of candidacy under penalty of election falsification affirming he was a member of the Republican Party and intended to support its principles.
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His campaign website presented him as a Republican advocating for a diversity of political issues like border security, cost-of-living reforms, universal health care, and job training.
However, Ronan faced a formal protest from a Republican voter who argued he was not a bona fide Republican. Evidence included Ronan's past public statements urging "leftists" or Democrats to "infiltrate Republican spaces," "primary them," and run as Republicans in "deep red districts" to "get a foot in the door."
Court documents highlighted these as part of a calculated strategy rather than a genuine party switch, even as Ronan tried to justify his switch as a political shift similar to President Donald Trump, former President Ronald Reagan and others.
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A federal judge initially issued a temporary restraining order keeping his name on early ballots, but later ruled against him, finding he had lied about his party affiliation and that the state had a strong interest in preventing fraudulent declarations.
The Sixth Circuit upheld the disqualification, and on April 10, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Ronan's emergency appeal without comment or noted dissent, leaving him off the Republican primary ballot for the May 5 election.
Ronan previously ran for office as a Democrat — including a bid for the Ohio House in 2016 and a high-profile (though unsuccessful) campaign for chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017.
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Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:28 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
So basically the ploy of the RINO republican. So it’s been going on for decades lol
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:28 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
It's also why democrats push for ranked choice voting in red states.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:30 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
We have one of those in Louisiana, his name is Bill Cassidy...
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:32 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
With the current focus on election integrity, we're going to see more of this type of behavior because it's becoming more difficult to cheat in secret. The light of Truth will prevail and is prevailing.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:35 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
From the level of political theory, it's somewhat insane to me that we allow private organizations to use our public elections. Having our (superior) jungle primary for so long it wasn't something I really put much thought into, but actually having to watch a primary system up close is just so strange.
We need to strip down as much as we can from party-based elections, including having state-sanctioned primaries and having parties on the ballot (that is something I've argued for 10+ years).
We need to strip down as much as we can from party-based elections, including having state-sanctioned primaries and having parties on the ballot (that is something I've argued for 10+ years).
This post was edited on 4/17/26 at 9:03 am
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:48 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
quote:Welcome to Lafayette, LA. Monique did exactly that after consulting firms told her that she couldn't win as a democrat.
"I'm glad that people are paying attention because this same game may be coming to your state,"
Presto! Kathleen's kid is an instant republican.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:55 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Now do Cassidy, Thune, Cornyn and more.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:57 am to Centinel
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ranked choice
We would have another Republican Senator in DC if Alaska hadn’t allowed Murkowski to change the rules.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 8:59 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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"leftists" or Democrats to "infiltrate Republican spaces," "primary them," and run as Republicans in "deep red districts" to "get a foot in the door."
Worked for Massie.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 9:03 am to jrodLSUke
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Worked for Massie.
What the frick?
Posted on 4/17/26 at 9:03 am to blueboy
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Welcome to Lafayette, LA. Monique did exactly that after consulting firms told her that she couldn't win as a democrat.
Presto! Kathleen's kid is an instant republican.
Trump basically did this in reverse, FWIW. He just rebranded most of his leftism as populism.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 9:04 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
It worked for Bill Cassidy.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 9:07 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Yet another little trick courtesy of the party that knows it can’t win on its own principles.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 9:08 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Look at Virginia
Posted on 4/17/26 at 9:09 am to F1y0n7h3W4LL
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It worked for Bill Cassidy.
So do you think he was a faux Republican from the beginning?
What else can you elaborate on.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 10:41 am to SlowFlowPro
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Trump basically did this in reverse, FWIW. He just rebranded most of his leftism as populism.
Trump is the most consistent politician in the past 40 years. He was saying the same things in the 80s that he said when running.
This whole 'populism' argument you guys have latched onto is pathetic. It's simply your lame excuse for being in the minority.
You can't argue against the effectiveness of his policies, so you resort to arguing labels. We've seen it a million times from all the "you're not a true conservative like me" idiots.
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