Cash Edge for Democrat in Ohio Gov. Race

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Democrat Ted Strickland raised more than twice as much money in September as did Republican Ken Blackwell in Ohio's gubernatorial race, campaign finance figures released Wednesday show.

Strickland, a congressman who represents a rural southeastern district, reported raising $2.3 million last month for a total of $13.5 million to date. Strickland said he has about $9.8 million cash in hand.

Blackwell, Ohio's secretary of state, said he raised $1.1 million in September and nearly $11.3 million since the campaign began. He has about $6 million in hand.

The campaign became the most expensive governor's race in Ohio history last month, when it topped the $18 million Republican Bob Taft and Democrat Lee Fisher raised in 1998.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Ohio-Governor.html

[OzarkDem]

1. Big money donors switching to Strickland

They know Blackwell is a goner. I just hope they don't think they're "buying" Strickland. We need new leadership in Ohio, not the same old corporate mismanagement and corruption.

[Zynx]

2. Why have Republicans wasted 11.3 million on Blackwell?

Also, they've wasted $20 million on Sanitarium.

[razors edge]

3. to keep the mouth pieces and slickyslides

happy once they are out of power, and of course there has to be a whole lot of money floating around to attempt to bribe and defame the winners after they loose.