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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Morgan leads anti-tax effort
Ohio Rep. Seth Morgan, R-Huber Heights, is the honorary chairman of a group attempting to get on the statewide ballot a repeal of Ohio’s estate tax.
The Ohio Prosperity Initiative will hold a reception Sept. 7 at the Spread Eagle Tavern, 10150 Historic Plymouth St., Hanoverton.
Attendees are asked to contributed as much as $2,500 at the 5:30 to 7 p.m. event. For information call Phil Greenberg 614-220-0801 or email him at phil@endohioestatetax.com
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TweetDems file complaint against Fox News
Fox News Network broke Ohio election law when Republican John Kasich appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and was allowed to plug for campaign donations, a complaint by the Democratic Governors Association alleges.
The DGA filed a seven-page complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission on Thursday, Sept. 2. The Democrats are taking issue with a Kasich appearance on Aug. 18 in which he asked Fox viewers to contribute to his campaign and the news network put up a graphic that said “John Kasich (R), KasichforOhio.com.”
The DGA said the move amounted to a prohibited in-kind contribution to Kasich and the network failed to include a proper disclaimer that it was a political advertisement for Kasich.
Three days after his appearance, Kasich told supporters at a rally in Hamilton County that he raised more than $21,000 off the solicitation, according to the complaint.
A Fox News spokesperson said the network’s legal department had not yet received the complaint and therefore could not comment.
Fox News’ parent company, News Corp., gave $1 million to the Republican Governors Association in June. The RGA has been funding pro-Kasich, anti-Strickland political ads in Ohio.
Additionally, News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch and his wife contributed $20,000 to Kasich’s campaign.
Kasich campaign spokesman Rob Nichols declined to comment on the DGA complaint.
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TweetAnother poll shows Portman leading Fisher for U.S. Senate
Republican Rob Portman has an eight-point lead, 45-38 percent, over Democrat Lee Fisher among likely voters in a Public Policy Polling survey released on Thursday, Sept. 2.
The results show a change from a June PPP poll that had Fisher, the lieutenant governor, leading, 40-38 percent. Other recent polls also have shown Portman ahead.
Portman is a former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member who served as budget director and U.S. trade representative under President George W. Bush.
Many voters still don’t know much about the candidates, according to the survey. Overall, 44 percent don’t know enough about Fisher to have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him and 43 percent say the same about Portman.
PPP surveyed 475 likely voters by automated calls from Friday, Aug. 27, to Sunday, Aug. 29, and the survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent.
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