Back must show that her political affiliation was a substantial or motivating factor for whatever role Mr. Hall played in her dismissal.??? (Hall's Brief, pp.8, 12, Apx. pg. ____; Schrader p.9, Apx. pg. ___) Hall and Schrader cite to this Court's opinion in Kreuzer v. Brown, 128 F.3d 359, 363 (6th Cir. 1997) as support for this position.