Ohio Republican Candice Keller Is Having A Day
Yesterday, to almost no one’s suprise, State Representative Candice Keller said some stupid shit on Facebook. But this time, it’s gone viral. Keller, a loathesome member of the GOP from Butler County who, when she’s not at the Statehouse, works at a fake pregnancy clinic, posted the following to her personal Facebook page, blaming well, just about everyone and everything for mass shootings:
It… did not go well. Posts mocking Keller went viral overnight. Today, Keller was the #2 trending topic on Twitter in Ohio’s state capital.
The denunciations were quick and brutal.
This, according to an Ohio State Representative, is a list of the people to blame for the shooting in Dayton.
Tag yourself. pic.twitter.com/j62Gwaiw1N— Neil Bhaerman (@NeilAnAlien) August 4, 2019
Media coverage was worldwide.
An Ohio Republican blames mass shootings on “drag queen advocates,” Colin Kaepernick and Obama.
The post sent shock waves through the state and local party, with calls from fellow conservatives urging her to resign. https://t.co/GYuAOeXPWf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 5, 2019
State Rep. Candice Keller blamed mass shootings on ‘drag queen advocates,’ ‘homosexual marriage,’ open borders and even former president Barack Obama. https://t.co/hdCpcmKWyq
— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) August 5, 2019
And there were many, many more:
The critique was bipartisan
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost:
No, m’am. The blame belongs to the evil man who killed those people. pic.twitter.com/uBHI3fPf3M
— Dave Yost (@Yost4Ohio) August 5, 2019
Fellow Butler County Republican, Sheriff Richard K. Jones:
Shame shame shame Candice Keller.
— Richard K. Jones (@butlersheriff) August 5, 2019
Butler County’s GOP Chair, Jennifer Edwards Baker:
Butler County GOP Party Chair on State Rep. Candice Keller’s controversial Facebook post:
‘We are recognizing that this is the time for prayer and reflection. Some want to politicize these events, and I cannot condone such comment and behavior.’— Jennifer Edwards Baker (@jbakerohio) August 5, 2019
Some hero even updated her wikipedia page:
Then the knives came out
Most of today, stories about Keller were trending on Twitter and clogging Facebook feeds nationwide, but particularly in Ohio. Now, either in a rare moment of shame (or, more likely out of political expediency of not wanting a contested primary), Ohio Republicans are now calling on Keller to step down:
First, it was Sheriff Jones:
Candice Keller should resign at once. Shame shame
— Richard K. Jones (@butlersheriff) August 5, 2019
Then it was the Chair of the Ohio Republican Party:
.@OhioGOP Chair @JaneyMurph calls on state Rep. Candice Keller to resign for her Facebook post blaming mass shootings on everything from gay marriage to legalized marijuana https://t.co/fTIEysT1y6 pic.twitter.com/zYLq18Blew
— Jeremy Pelzer (@jpelzer) August 5, 2019
Will State Representative and Senate Candidate Keller still be standing this time tomorrow? Stay tuned.
