In the Buckeye State, the Tea Party Bucks the Establishment Republican Governor

Civil War

Governor John Kasich once declared he was “in the Tea Party before there was a Tea Party.” Now a conservative activist wants to revoke his membership and kick him out of office for going soft on Obamacare and more.

Published Jan. 2 2014 1:30PM EST

The battle for the soul of the Republican Party is coming to the heartland.

Late Wednesday night, Tea Party leaders in the all-important presidential battleground state of Ohio announced that one of their own, Ted Stevenot, 48, a business owner and past president of the Ohio Liberty Coalition, would mount a...

David Freedlander

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In the Buckeye State, the Tea Party Bucks the Establishment Republican Governor

Governor John Kasich once declared he was “in the Tea Party before there was a Tea Party.” Now a conservative activist wants to revoke his membership and kick him out of office for going soft on Obamacare and more.

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David Freedlander