{"id":2675625,"date":"2026-10-04T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-will-never-quit-jon-gruden-goes-wild-on-stage-for-republicans-fires-up-crowd-for-gop-candidate-jon-husted\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T13:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:47:55","slug":"he-will-never-quit-jon-gruden-goes-wild-on-stage-for-republicans-fires-up-crowd-for-gop-candidate-jon-husted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-will-never-quit-jon-gruden-goes-wild-on-stage-for-republicans-fires-up-crowd-for-gop-candidate-jon-husted\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He Will Never Quit&#8217;: Jon Gruden Goes Wild on Stage for Republicans, Fires Up Crowd for GOP Candidate Jon Husted"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhe-will-never-quit-jon-gruden-goes-wild-on-stage-for-republicans-fires-up-crowd-for-gop-candidate-jon-husted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2675625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article features a campaign event in Ohio where Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden appeared to support Republican Senator Jon Husted. Gruden, known for coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory in 2003, expressed pride in his Ohio roots and praised Husted&#8217;s work ethic and commitment. He urged voters to participate in early voting and emphasized the importance of voting for Husted. Concurrently, former President Donald Trump also campaigned in Ohio, predicting a surprising outcome in the upcoming midterm elections. Trump encouraged voter turnout, especially for Husted and othre Republican candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy, and hinted at his desire for a potential third term. The event included various scripts and advertisements, and a call for viewers to support the Western Journal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden fired up Ohio voters Saturday as he campaigned for Republican Sen. Jon Husted.<\/p>\n<p>Gruden coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 2003 Super Bowl victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, a team he would return to \u00a0when he wrapped up his NFL coaching career, as noted by Yahoo Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you guys, for being here. I love you guys,\u201d Gruden said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just came back for one reason and I\u2019m from Ohio. My mom and dad are from Cleveland. I was born in Sandusky and I went to the University of Dayton and I\u2019m damn proud of it, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Super Bowl Winning Coach Jon Gruden Riles Up Crowd for Sen. Husted \u2013 10\/03\/26 https:\/\/t.co\/INzOZFPUj9<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RSBN \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/2106512560111403027?\">October 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJon Husted is a lot more than my friend. He was a great player. He intercepted 17 passes on the gridiron. He was a great player,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I know why he was a great player. It was because of his work ethic, and his commitment, and his native Dayton mental toughness. He will never quit, ever, on you or anybody. Let\u2019s hear it for Husted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore you know it. Last thing I\u2019m gonna say. Before you know it, this election is over, yes? It\u2019s over,\u201d Gruden said. \u201cBut what we gotta do is we gotta do our part. Early voting starts Tuesday. Can we be there or not? Let\u2019s be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-y-module=\"\">\u201cLet\u2019s get Husted back in action. Let\u2019s go. Thank you!\u201d Gruden said as the crowd roared its enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, who also came to Ohio Saturday to campaign for Husted, said the midterms election results will surprise pundits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re going to have a big surprise, because they don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening,\u201d Trump said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/trump-campaigning-ohio-says-midterms-will-bring-big-surprise-rcna601150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust get out and vote,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIf you do that, we\u2019re going to win, and we\u2019re going to win big.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump noted that Republican turnout often dips when he is not on the ballot, but urged voters to turn out for Hused, facing his first election since being appointed to the seat formerly held by Vice President JD Vance, and Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I run, we win,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut for some reason, when I don\u2019t run, they draw 44 percent less people. So what I\u2019m going to do is ask you to just pretend that I\u2019m running, because if we do, and if you draw the people, you\u2019re going to win, and we\u2019re going to win big,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After the crowd chanted \u201cfour more years,\u201d Trump said that would be his dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to do the four-more-year thing,\u201d Trump said before jabbing the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re driving them totally crazy,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut I love doing it. I love being with you. 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