Ohio Republicans pulling for Clinton to win

[Quixote1818]

By HOWARD WILKINSON
The Cincinnati Enquirer

One of the worst-kept secrets of the Ohio presidential primary is that Republican Party leaders have a candidate they are rooting for on the Democratic side.

Her name is Hillary Rodham Clinton; and they believe that if she wins the Ohio primary and goes on to become the Democratic nominee, she will be the one who unites their dispirited and divided party and gives them their best chance of keeping the White House this fall.

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"There is no doubt about it," said John Becker, a Clermont County Republican who represents much of southern Ohio on the Ohio Republican Party Central Committee. "There is nobody who can consolidate and energize the Republican Party like Hillary Clinton. It will get the people out and the money will flow."

Part of it is that Clinton has what pollsters call "high negatives."

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"I'm endorsing Hillary," DeWine said, setting off laughter in the largely Republican chamber crowd.

DeWine went on to say he believed Clinton was the Democrat with the "high negatives" that the GOP nominee could exploit; and the candidate who would motivate the Republican base.

More: http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/BA/20080218/NEWS03/80218011/1002

[scheming daemons]

1. Yep..... the only candidate that can unite the GOP is Hillary Clinton....

...let's be sure to give the GOP what they want. A Hillary candidacy.

[BayouBengal07]

2. Reverse psychology.

Duh. They only WANT you to think they want a polarizing, highly negative rated, skeletons out in the open candidate to run against.

:crazy:

[Duke Newcombe]

3. IT'S A TRAP!!

:)

Duke