The conservatives I know are damn glad Blackwell won over Petro. Petro is just another RINO we did not need and would have gotten his ass handed to him in November because conservatives like me would not vote for him.
Is Blackwell a a political opportunitst? Well I guess all Politicos are to some extent, but Blackwell is a real deal conservative and the Ohio RINO establishment types like DeWhiner and Voinobitch are afraid of him. You ought to be thanking him since he single handidly negated the rampant vote fraud in Ohio, basically saving Bush's re-election in 04.
Amen.
Compared to how I felt over holding my nose and pulling the lever for Taft last goobernatorial (heh) election, i will gladly and with pride pull it for Blackwell/Raga.
He will get trashed in the media because of his affiliation with conservative churches and past investments he made but thats all just political sniping.
I think he has set himself apart from the current crop of Rino's in the state. Almost like he made himself a 3rd party Republican compared to the fece we are currently experiencing.
Hhhhhhmmmmmmmnnnnn