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Ohio GOP Chairman Bennett congratulates Democratic “president-elect”
Shortly after major news networks called Ohio for Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday, Nov. 4, Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett said it appeared that Obama was headed for the White House.
“The American people voted for hope tonight,” Bennett said in a phone interview just before 10 p.m. “They didn’t vote on the basis of experience. They didn’t vote on the basis of any particular issue except the economy.
“They obviously voted on hope and, so, I think our duty now is to congratulate the president-elect and we will support him where we can and, I think, we’ll challenge him when we must.”
Bennett, Ohio GOP chairman since 1988, said Obama’s decision not to accept public financing enabled him to raise the money to mount an effective ground game in Ohio, a game in which Republicans in the past usually have excelled.
Bennett said that the Republican chances in Ohio were devastated by the terrible economic news in October.
“What happened in October just sent this thing down. We dropped 9 points in 10 days. Going into October, we had a …4-point lead. We lost a point a day when the crisis took hold in the housing” area. Problems with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and the at first stalled efforts on the federal bailout hurt, said Bennett.
“We were fighting uphill ever since,” he said.
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By Philman
November 5, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this
Thank’s to the Liberal media @ the DDN,ABC,CBS CNBC, MSNBC. CNN. they felt it was there duty to Institute Affirmitive Action for the Race to the Whitehouse. they ignored Obama’s past, A past that would have destroyed any Republican Canidate, so the Media just covered up for him. that is why I will do what I can to close the media down..By Yes we did!
November 5, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this
I’d like to thank all the idiots who voted for the worst President in history twice. Without you, we might not have seen this day for another 4 or more years.