Buckeye State Blog - Republican Mike DeWine is having an identity crisis - Comments

He's running an attack ad

Muffet — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:33:08 -0700

in the Cincinnati market.

How dare you . ..

Alan Harvard — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:34:51 -0700

Sorry, I can't agree with that

AmberCat — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:00:26 -0700

Even the Rev. Rod Parsley and Russell Johnson are entitled to their extremist, corrupted views of "Christianity." What they are NOT entitled to do is force those beliefs on others in the mistaken view that anyone who doesn't believe as they do is automatically wrong.

So it is statewide

staff — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:51:31 -0700

thanks. last line there was a little over the top though, eh ?

I saw those ads in

Stephen Block — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:48:29 -0700

I saw those ads in Cincinnati three times in one evening. Great fluff piece. It seems only Mike is running a moderate campaign. Every other republican is running an extreme right campaign focused on religious sentiment. I can't wait until religion disapears from this earth, especially Christianity.

Interesting

staff — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:40:11 -0700

looks like it's a big media market ad then, huh ? spending a lot of money this early is a good sign for us.

I just saw the same ad in Columbus

jmknapp — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:35:37 -0700

On NBC-4. So I guess he doesn't want the Republican tag in these parts either.

But how does that square with Bush being out here July 1 for a Dewine fundraiser? http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060701/NEWS01/607010361/1056

Joe

HAR

Ohio2nd — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:18:53 -0700

Good catch! that's funny

i Know

staff — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:56:59 -0700

ridiculous isn't it ?

1999??????

AmberCat — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:56:08 -0700

You are SOOOOOO kidding. I figured it was so minor vote way back in the mists of time since the ad was just so vague and bland and feel-good. But 1999? Gives new meaning to "What have you done for me lately?"

Republican Mike DeWine is having an identity crisis

staff — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:01:24 -0700

Mike DeWine began running his TV campaign Sunday with a monumental puff piece on fire fighters. However three things are very interesting about this ad. First it seems to be only running in the North East, it's running very early for a 2 term incumbent Senator, and finally he doesn't mention he is a Republican - at all.
In fact the ad ends with the word "Independent" underlined.

It looks like Republican Mike DeWine is having an identity crisis.

So new Senate race rule. No one is allowed to refer to Mike DeWine without prefacing it with " Republican"

Oh, and in the ad he refers to his work on the fire act, SB1941. It's amazing though - that was a bill he did wayyyyy back in 1999 (106th congress). I mean, really, what has he done lately ? Does he really have to go back 7 years to find his accomplishments ?