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Tea Party PAC endorses Morgan in GOP auditor’s race
The Ohio Tea Party PAC, newly-formed political action committee of the Ohio Liberty Council, has endorsed state Rep. Seth Morgan, R-Huber Heights, for the Republican nomination for state auditor, Morgan’s campaign announced on Friday, March 12.
The Ohio Liberty Council is made up of Ohio’s Tea Party groups, 912 groups and other grassroots organizations throughout the state, the campaign said.
Morgan running for the GOP nomination against Delaware County Prosecutor Dave Yost. The endorsement marks an escalation in the candidates’ battle for support, coming just two days after Ken Blackwell, the 2006 GOP candidate for governor, endorsed Yost. Yost is the state GOP-endorsed candidate.
A press release said that the endorsement required a 7/8ths majority vote.
“7/8ths of Tea Party and other like minded groups choosing to endorse a candidate is a strong statement. It means they have embraced someone as embodying their values. That does not come easily,” Chris Littleton, president of the Ohio Liberty Council and the Cincinnati Tea Party, said in a press release.
In a conference call on Friday afternoon, Littleton said the decision to endorse Morgan over Yost was a “character question.” Littleton said.
“I think you would have seen the exact same support for Dave Yost if he had stayed in the attorney general’s race,” Littleton said.
Many in the Tea Party movement favored Yost over former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine of Cedarville for the GOP nomination for attorney general and were disappointed when Yost dropped his campaign for AG to run for auditor.
The release said that all statewide races were considered but that Morgan was the only candidate to be endorsed and also was the first Tea Party endorsed statewide candidate of 2010.
The release quoted state GOP Chairman Kevin DeWine of Fairborn, who backs Yost and is Mike DeWine’s second cousin, as to the importance of the Tea Party to Republicans.
“Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine said that the Republican Party needs to listen to the Tea Party movement,” Rob Scott, Morgan campaign spokesman said in the release. “Well, the movement has spoken and said they want Seth Morgan as auditor.” said Rob Scott, Friends of Seth Morgan Communications Director.
The release quoted DeWine as saying on Sunday, March 7:
“Every candidate and elected official should be wise to heed its warning … and the party that fails to listen will pay a heavy price.”
DeWine responded in an e-mail about a video he made:
“The point I made in my remarks, which they intentionally took out of context, is that political parties will pay a heavy price if they ignore the issues driving the tea party movement. I said nothing about endorsing candidates, and I’m pretty sure they know that.”
Here’s the video:
Brent Swander, Yost’s campaign spokesman, responded to the Tea Party endorsement:
“Seth Morgan doesn’t get it. The Tea Party movement isn’t about co-opting the brand name to support a political campaign. The Tea Party is about the spirit of fighting for smaller government and standing up for the average citizen that has gripped the electorate.Â
“No one better personifies the ability to stand up to the system than Dave Yost. He’s actually talked the talk and walked the walk. Dave prosecuted white collar criminals and tax cheats, put murderers behind bars, and pushed corrupt politicians out of office in his home county.
“That’s why well-recognized conservative leaders like Ken Blackwell are strongly supporting Dave Yost for auditor.”
Also, the Madison County Republican Party endorsed Morgan on Thursday, Morgan’s campaign announced.
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By ssbn
March 13, 2010 2:58 PM | Link to this
the teabaggers are a road to nowhere. Their teabagging meetings are a way for the GOP to reinvent itself after the damage incurred by Bush and his liars club. Now, the teabaggers are a front for the gop and whoever works at Fox with a new book to sell.
By Rick
March 12, 2010 4:42 PM | Link to this
ItIsWhatItIs: You have apparently forgotten the upstate New York race in which Teapartiers and other conservatives supported an independent candidate and drove out the liberal Republican, who was supported by the Republican establishment.
By Timmy Bing
March 12, 2010 1:00 PM | Link to this
I’m mid 30’s myself. Well adjusted with a wife and family. I do cling to my guns and religion but I’m not mad at anybody. I do however recognize that for many years our legislators have usurped powers never delegated to them by the citizens or Constitution. This is the reason that I support the Tea Party movement. Last Friday night at a Right to Life event in Columbus I met Seth Morgan and talked with him extensively. Seth shares my values. He has a wife and kids and he wants his family to live in Liberty. Sad to say our liberties have been usurped by both Republicans and Democrats. Seth has stood against both parties and will continue to do so. This is the reason that Seth was endorsed by the liberty group. Republican establishment candidates DeWine and Husted did not garner support of the Liberty Group. Vote for Seth … vote for LIBERTY!
By Bosch's Poodle
March 12, 2010 12:29 PM | Link to this
Kevin, in person and on paper you always struck me as a moderate Republican. Evidently I was way off base. You’re a winger too. Very sad. Get into bed with the wackaloons and you’re going to get lice, buddy.
By Me
March 12, 2010 11:24 AM | Link to this
Teaparty is a group formed by Richard Armey and Newt Gingrich. Two “Career” Politicians. Who got caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Are they “hi-jacking” the Republican Party away from the group who controls it now?
By Julie
March 12, 2010 11:14 AM | Link to this
If I recall correctly, Seth Morgan was one of the first politicians to rant and rave at the Dayton tea party event. Doesn’t surprise me that they are endorsing him now. Anyway, I won’t be voting for him.
By TRS
March 12, 2010 11:11 AM | Link to this
Hmmmm Jim - seems to me if the Tea Party movement was a bunch of old white people (nice expression of age bigotry by the way) then they would be endorsing one of their own and not a young candidate who shares their values. What makes your values so much better than theirs?
By No Turning Back
March 12, 2010 10:48 AM | Link to this
Why do people think the tea party people are republicans? This whole Morgan/Yost thing can’t be helping them - they support Morgan. United we stand, divided we fall.
By red
March 12, 2010 10:41 AM | Link to this
We already have one man in a much bigger office than he can handle in Prez Obama. We don’t need a 30 year wantabe running the auditor’s office and their over 830 employees. Morgan is way over his head and will say and do anything to get elected. Smart people won’t vote for him. Maybe in 10 or 15 years he can handle this, but not now. He has a lot to learn. His tactics caused a lot of trouble in Huber Heights, ask around.
By NCF
March 12, 2010 10:31 AM | Link to this
HEY! I am NOT angry!!! :-( grrrrrr!
By ItIsWhatItIs
March 12, 2010 9:52 AM | Link to this
“It is not about parties, it is about the individual and their values.” All you have to show is where the Tea Party has taken a position that’s different in any significant way from the conservative wing of the GOP.
By Leslie
March 12, 2010 9:39 AM | Link to this
If they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Republican party then why are the not supporting the republican parties candidate? Seems to me ItisWhatitis does not know what it is. Give us a democrat with our values and we will support the democrat. It is not about parties, it is about the individual and their values. Do they believe in the constitution and our system of limited government. Will they defend and protect it or distort like current democrats and republicans?
By ItIsWhatItIs
March 12, 2010 9:23 AM | Link to this
The Tea Party (tm) — a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Republican Party.