Trump defeats Kasich in proxy war for control of Ohio GOP

Published January 6, 2017 4:37pm ET



President-elect Trump has defeated Gov. John Kasich in their proxy war for control of the Ohio Republican Party.

Jane Timken, a local GOP county official and Republican donor who was endorsed by Trump, ousted sitting Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges after intense lobbying of central committee members by the president-elect and the governor. Trump was ultimately more persuasive than Kasich.

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