DeWine Goes Negative, Very Negative

[OzarkDem]

A bunch of tired, old, GOP talking points. Looks like DeWine's sagging poll numbers are causing his donors to switch their allegiance to Sherrod Brown. Now he has to reach for the Blackwell Repubs in Ohio.

Oh, man, these guys are toast, they are very, very scared.. :evilgrin:

http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/openers/index.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_openers/archives/2006_05.html#143553

To cut to the chase: DeWine will keep America secure. Brown, if he was being honest, would "leave America vulnerable to the terrorists." That's in DeWine's words.

DeWine tells potential donors this so they will give him money to create a multi-million-dollar "Truth Squad Media Fund" that will set the record straight with television and radio ads.

Here is some of the rhetoric DeWine uses in his letter:

* "...as a lifelong liberal Democrat Congressman Brown's record on national defense and national security is frightening."

* Brown and "many of his left-leaning colleagues...wish to see President Bush fail at every turn..."

* Brown, "marching to the orders of his labor union backers," fought the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.

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[Ringo84]

1. Re:

"Lifelong liberal Democrat"? Guilty as charged, and damn proud of it.

"wish to see President Bush fail at every turn"? Guilty as charged.

"the 'angry' Democratic Party."? How can people see what Duh-bya is doing to this country and not be angry?

When these RWs don't have any real talking points, they resort to the 'liberal' label. Works every time.
Ringo

[OzarkDem]

3. Sherrod's buddies

"Powerful labor leaders, Russ Feingold, Barbara Boxer, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Dennis Kucinich"..

He's keeping pretty good company, seems to me.

[billybob537]

2. Mostly I lean LEFT

Couse my right knee is shot!
And yes I would like to see Bush suceed, It's just not in the cards for the LIFE LONG FAILURE.

[columbusdem]

4. Mike DeWine makes a convincing argument for Sherrod Brown

"He's a lot like Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Russ Feingold and Barbara Boxer."? Let's see, in there we have Kucinich, who had the cajones to oppose the Iraq war from the outset; Kerry, an honorable war veteran who knows a thing or two about being directly involved in national security; and Feingold, who with John McCain pushed through a law that brought a little bit of fairness and sanity to the way campaigns are financed. Thanks, Mike, I'm even more sure now that I'm voting for Sherrod Brown!

[partylessinOhio]

5. Very scary situation in Ohio.

I fear we will continue to be a Repug state. So disgusting. DeWine ain't nothing. He will muck up a fine man like Sherrod Brown.

Then we have an ordained minister running for governor. I believe in separation of church and state. I cannot vote for him and would never vote for Blackwell so I have no choice.

[DaveinMD]

7. separation of church and state

doesn't mean that religious people cannot run for or hold public office.

[Kahuna]

11. No but, 'Man can not serve both God and mammon,' pretty much

precludes clergy people for me.

[rexcat]

17. Ted has not been a practicing minister for many years...

He is pro-choice, pro-education and pro-science! He serves the people! He was my congressman for years until the district got gerrymandered and we ended up with Jean, the mean, Schmidt post-Portman (Ohio 2nd Congressional district).

I had the pleasure of meeting him last October. We had a wonderful conversation that evening. As an atheist he has my vote.

[OzarkDem]

9. Strickland has been in Congress a dozen years or more

His record speaks for itself, he doesn't mix religion and government, never has.

[Rowdyboy]

16. Just curious....Why are you "partyless"? Ohio has an excellent Democrat

running for governor and an even better one running for the senate. God, I wish I had your problems living here in Mississippi with Haley Barbour, Trent Lott and Thad Cochran representing me and no chance that will change. At least you have a chance things will improve.

[partylessinOhio]

18. I consider myself partyless because the Democrats have far better

candidates that could run but the party machine either won't let them run or just doesn't get involved in promoting winning candidates.

Sherrod Brown in a good candidate and I will vote for him. But when I look at our ballots I don't find many good Democrat names there.

Strickland is not a good candidate and he had no opposition that could mount a viable challenge and win.

He has been in the house for many years but has never been visible. I have never seen him speak on the floor or appear at any televised hearings. I do watch the House of Representatives, the Senate, and their hearings more than the average person. I wondered how he could have been so invisible so I did some searching and found his voting record. I'll post some of it here if anyone else is interested:

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http://www.issues2000.org/OH/Ted_Strickland.htm

Ted Strickland (Democrat, district 6)
How he voted On the issues:

# Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
# Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
# Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
# Voted NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
* Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
* Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
* Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
* Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
* Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
# Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
* Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
* Rated 23% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
# Voted YES on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
# Voted YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
* Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
* Voted NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
* Voted NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
* Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
* Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
* Rated 28% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
# Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
* Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
* Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
* Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
# Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
# Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
# Voted NO on Prescription drug coverage under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
# Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
# Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
* Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
* Voted YES on supporting new position of Director of National Intelligence. (Dec 2004)
* Voted NO on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
* Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
* Voted YES on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
* Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
# Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
# Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
# Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
* Voted YES on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting. (Feb 2005)
# Voted YES on banning Internet gambling by credit card. (Jun 2003)
# Voted YES on allowing telephone monopolies to offer Internet access. (Feb 2002)
* Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
* Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)

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I will not vote for Strickland. He will not make a good governor, neither will Blackwell. So we have no choice in Ohio, stuck will two bad candidates.

[Tiggeroshii]

6. This can't help him

I just don't see it...

[Tesla]

8. Just look at Dewine, he can go as low as it goes!

They will try and say anything now.....

[GOTV]

19. Give our experience with swiftboating....

... why do you think it won't help him?

[AtomicKitten]

10. this can't be a surprise because that's the GOP Wrecking Machine's M.O.

We have to adopt Clinton's War Room rapid-fire response or learn to be just plain meaner. We can't afford to take this crap in stride because sadly it is effective.

[sendero]

12. Running against a classic liberal..

... like Sherrod, what would you expect DeWine to do. I'm surprised he's waited this long. Now it is up to the minds of the inhabitants of Ohio to decide. I'm not especially optimistic, all along I thought it would be a stretch. But hey, what do I know, the men who pull the strings have a well-thought-out strategy. Let's hope it works.

[OzarkDem]

13. DeWine is behind and his trend is negative

He's been losing support steadily as Brown increases. Now it appears DeWine is having to go negative early to shore up his fundraising.

If he's losing donors he's losing voters, too.

The GOP is in big trouble in Ohio.

[sendero]

14. Here's the thing..

... I worry about how effective the "anti-liberal" campaign strategy might be.

In some states, at some times, it is incredibly effective, that is why they fall back on it.

I hope Ohioans see through it, but I find it hard to get enthusiastic about Ohioans' judgement.

We'll see. I'd certainly love to hear the words "Senator Brown".

[BayCityProgressive]

15. Is he claiming Brown is a traitor?!?

"It would be refreshing to have Sherrod Brown openly admit that like so many of his Democrat colleagues he wants to decimate our military power, and leave America vulnerable to the terrorists. But that would be too honest."

He had better have proof to back that up. Sounds like slander to me!