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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Obamas coming to Ohio on Friday
Democrat Barack Obama must not be superstitious, at least when it comes to Ohio. The Illinois senator, with his wife Michelle, will be in the Columbus area on Friday, June 13, to meet with seniors, his campaign said on Tuesday, June 10.
Gov. Ted Strickland, who recently announced his support for Obama for president after backing Sen. Hillary Clinton, will be with the Obamas, Obama’s campaign said.
The stop on Obama’s “Change that Works for You” tour will be his first visit to Ohio since he wrapped up the Democratic nomination for president last week. The meeting is by invitation only but is open to the press, the campaign said.
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Hobson gets his seersucker on
In honor of Seersucker Day on Capitol Hill, we bring you Rep. Dave Hobson, R-Springfield.
For some reason, this picture makes us fondly remember Col. Sanders.
We cannot say we blame him, however - it’s 96 degrees on Capitol Hill.
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LA Times: McCain has Ohio GOP disconnect
From coast to coast, the big-time news media already is zeroing in on the general election presidential campaign in Ohio. The first verdict from the Los Angeles Times is that Republican John McCain is having trouble connecting with Ohio Republicans, particularly cultural conservatives such as Phil Burress of Citizens for Community Values in Cincinnati.
Meanwhile, The New York Times is reporting that McCain is trying to extend his outreach but that evangelicals, a key part of the Ohio Republican base, are “wary.” The story highlights Lori Viars, a conservative Republican from Lebanon in Warren County.
Former Ohio U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine, McCain’s Ohio campaign chairman, is wary of some of the reporting, especially from the LA Times.
“It’s just not correct,” said DeWine. McCain is “doing very well with Republicans and very well with conservatives in Ohio,” said DeWine.
