[Tuxedo]

Not all of NE Ohio is Dem. Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, and Medina counties are pretty much R territory. If only we could get rid of Sherrod Brown... he has a lot of support in Lorain Co., and some from Summit Co. Dennis the Menace, Stephanie "wide load" Tubbs-Jones carry their districts pretty easily, and LaTourette is safe (R) in the east.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"If only we could get rid of Sherrod Brown... "

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You would have in 2002 if Bob Taft had any b@lls. It was very easy for GOP redistricters to eliminate Brown's CD and create a GOP-leaning CD in the Western Cuyahoga suburbs, Medina and Ashtabula, since Northern Lorain could be placed in Kaptur's CD and the white part of Cleveland and its Democrat suburbs could be combined with part of Akron for Dennis's new CD. But Sherrod Brown threatened to run for Governor if he was redistricted out (with Congressman Strickland as his runningmate if Strickland was redistricted out as well), and the cowardly Taft capitulated and asked the legislature to draw safe seats for Brown and Strickland. That's why you're stuck with Sherrod Brown. Vote for Blackwell for Governor in 2006 and 2010 and you can get rid of Brown and Strickland in 2012.