GOP Fears Ohio Democrats' Strength a Nationwide Omen

Newhouse News ^ | 10/167/2006 | John Farmer

[Investment Biker]

Troll? Then certainly you are an idiot. I did not say I would vote for Brown and I certainly support Blackwell but Blackwell is not running well. I have voted every election for many, many years and almost vote exclusively Republican. But, Senate Republicans have had a majority for years now and it is Rino's like Dewine that have stalled real reform of government. In fact government is growing with passage of ever larger budgets and spending. While I think that Rinovitch is worse, Dewine does not have my vote, he has not earned it. As I said I would rather face my enemy directly rather than have them stab me in the back. Your name calling has not changed my position.

[Dane]

Troll? Then certainly you are an idiot. I did not say I would vote for Brown and I certainly support Blackwell but Blackwell is not running well. I have voted every election for many, many years and almost vote exclusively Republican. But, Senate Republicans have had a majority for years now and it is Rino's like Dewine that have stalled real reform of government. In fact government is growing with passage of ever larger budgets and spending. While I think that Rinovitch is worse, Dewine does not have my vote, he has not earned it. As I said I would rather face my enemy directly rather than have them stab me in the back. Your name calling has not changed my position.

And your non-vote for Dewine, but defacto vote for sherry brown is going to put the the pedal to the metal for conservative govt. reform.

JMO, I ain't the idiot.

[reformedjournalist]

You're on the money. Buckeye GOP problems come from Bob Bennett and his lip-attaching affection for RINOs. Despite the incompetence of Taft et al, and the puzzling drifting by DeWine, the party could be in a much better position if the organizational apparattus were not controlled by rinos. I knew Rocky Saxby 25 years ago when I served with him in the legislature, and he lacked a "pair" then, too.

[edsheppa]

Ignore the 'bots. I do except to blast them when they something especially egregious.

However, I urge you to change your mind on DeWine. He may suck but control of the Senate is in the balance and that alternative really does suck a lot more.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

You cannot project the damage done by a feckless RINO governor (Square Bob Sponge Tax) and two RINO senators in Ohio onto the nation.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Brother, I'm right there with you. I'll vote the straight GOP ticket in Ohio except for DeWine. I draw the line there.

[JOE43270]

"There is no way I will vote for DeWine." I understand your feelings because I don't like DeWine either. The way we need to get rid of him is by having another Republician run against him in a primary. I've fought with Sherrod Brown because he is my representative. He is the greater evil compared to DeWine. The National Rifle Association help DeWine get elected years ago and he let us down. I want Dewine out also though I wouldn't trade him for Brown.

[SmoothTalker]

I don't think Ohio is the best measuring stick. There is a tremendous backdrop of scandal that you don't see in most states.

[duckln]

Having a 55 45 majority is the same as having a 53 47 majority, IMHO.

Each election cycle we should dump a few rinos. This election I hope its DeWine and Chaffee.

[edsheppa]

same as having a 53 47 majority

Well, yes but it's not the same as having a 49-51 minority and there's a real risk of it. And the fact is, even in absolute terms, even if Rs end up in the minority despite DeWine, having DeWine is superior to having Brown.

[RoseofTexas]

AREN'T the Buckeyes in an absolutely fantastic WINNING streak there?? ISN'T the economy there in good shape?!! I sense FOLK there are quite happy in OHIO right now....DON'T SWEAT IT FOLKS the GOP IS GOING TO WIN....COURAGE!!! DANG IT!... COURAGE!!

[AdvisorB]

Brown will vote to line up the Senate behind Majority Leader Reid. Senator DeWine, despite the warts, will vote for the next Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. That's good enough for me at this point...

[RockinRight]

Was he a Dem prior? Or is this his first time voting?

[votelife]

why not vote against Brown...Brown will filibuster a conservative Supreme Court pick

[AdvisorB]

My Congressman is Dave Weldon and his opponent is a moveon.org type that has postulated that 911 was an inside job pulled off by Cheney. RATs usually get around 35% of the vote against Weldon, but his time Weldon will get 70% of the vote. Having said that, I'm still walking my precinct for Dave, Charlie Christ and Katherine Harris.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Charles "Rocky" Saxbe, a lawyer in Columbus, is a lifelong Republican whose father was a U.S. senator from Ohio and U.S. attorney general in the Nixon years. But he's openly supporting Strickland, he said, for reasons involving the scandal-scarred record of the Taft administration and...

I know Rocky and my guess is he's backing Strickland for the money. Rocky does a lot of government work and doesn't want to be shut out for four years.