Posted on 03/29/2005 8:48:32 AM PST by Columbus Dawg
CINCINNATI -- Hamilton County Commissioner Pat DeWine and State Representative Tom Brinkman are the first to officially announce their candidacy for the 2nd congressional seat, News 5 reported.
DeWine was elected Hamilton County Commissioner last November. He previously served on Cincinnati City Council.
Brinkman is a state representative.
Both are Republicans.
Several others are expected to join the race to fill Rob Portman's seat, assuming the Senate confirms Portman's nomination as U.S. trade representative.
Primaries could be held as early as May with a special election possible in August. Gov. Bob Taft will set the date once after Portman vacates his seat.
The 2nd District covers the east side of Hamilton County, southern Warren County, all of Clermont, Brown, Adams and Pike counties and eastern Scioto County.
Any relation to Sen. Mike DeWine?
Pat DeWine is one of the three commissioners in Hamilton County (Cincinnati).
He is the son of U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine.
Then I am rooting for the other guy.
Has the election date been set yet? How does the district run? It doesn't get into Cincy any, does it?
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/news/guide/congressDist.pdf
The second district is all of Clermont, Brown, Adams and Pike Counties along with the eastern quarter of Hamilton, the southern half of Warren and the western half of Scioto Counties.
One RINO DeWine in Washington is more than enough for me. Why is it that here in Ohio we have the lamest Republicans outside of New England?
You betcha... There is no way a moderate leftist like the Dewines should be allowed to win this district.
Great map! So where is the population based? Does one of these guys have an advantage over the other based on that?
Because Ohio is the quentessential battleground state. In evenly divided states like Ohio there is little chance to state wide elect either a leftist or a right winger. In battleground states the choices for senator are always the same.. We can elect a DINO or a RINO. As for me, I much prefer a RINO to a DINO. In the south and much of the west true Conservatives can be elected but not statewide in Ohio.
If the Democrats had run a moderate like Lieberman instead of a liberal like Kerry, Bush would have lost Ohio and Lieberman would be our president.
Many Conservatives laugh with glee when the Democrats take a sharp turn to the left as they have by making Dean party chairman. But fail to see that it is just as stupid for Republicans to take a sharp turn to the right by nominating unelectable right wing candidates.
But in this district there is no need to elect a RINO. A conservative can be elected. That is what we need to run.
Democrats advance their cause when they nominate the most liberal candidate that can be elected. Republicans do themselves much damage when they nominate the most conservative candidate they can find.
But in this district a quite conservative candidate can be elected. We need to nominate the most conservative candidate that can be elected. That would be someone more conservative than a DeWine.
prepare to get flamed :)
didnt you know we must elect all conservatives all the time and that if we cant then we must go into the minority, it would be better /sarc :)
However, your analysis of Ohio’s 2nd congressional district is spot on. And the guy for FReepers* to elect is Tom Brinkman. I’m in southern Warren County and will have the opportunity to vote in this primary. He is recommended by a PAC, Family First, that FReepers* would love. His website is here. He's been favorably discussed on FR in previous posts. No, I'm not on his campaign commitee ... yet.
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"How does the district run? It doesn't get into Cincy any, does it?"
I want another choice. Dewine is a weasel and Brinkman spends his time talking about whacky issues.
Ping
You are correct in the weasel categorization. DeWine would have had no achievements in life except for the fact that daddy was a Lt. Governor and is now a Senator.
Those are the two choices now. I would expect more. I could see someone from the Cincinnati business community potentially being a choice.
Some of the possible candidates were mentioned in local Cincinnati media. They include:
--Former U.S. Rep. Bob McEwen
--Former State Rep. Jean Schmidt
--WLW Radio Host Bill Cunningham
--Lawyer Bill Keating
--State Rep. Tom Raga
Out of that group, Cunningham is well known. He would certainly be a very entertaining candidate.
McEwen lost in 1992 to Ted Strickland.
Is Keating related to the former U.S. Rep. Keating?
As far as the current and former State Represenatives, I would say no way. Schmidt voted for the sales tax increase and I believe Raga may have as well. Schmidt lost a state senate primary last year and her links to ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and his assistants were revealed. The way Schmidt, Householder, and other people handled that campaign was wrong. Householder and his assistants are now under federal investigation for activities, some of which may be related to that primary campaign.
thanks for the ping !!
This district is primarily West of Cincinnati. The one I would like to see run for this seat and I know he would do well is Ohio State Senator Doug White. He is currently the Ohio Senate president but this would be the next logical step for him.
I don't see the rest of these folks doing very well, I think Brinkman and DeWine are way too Cincinnati for this district so there would be alot of resistance.
Amen!
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