Backlash

NRO's K-Lo:

OHIO REPUBLICANS [K. J. Lopez]
From the Hotline:

May 24, 2005 - The Cincinnati Enquirer (5/24, Wilkinson) reports, "Today, congressional candidate Pat DeWine will become the second Republican to hit the TV airwaves, with a 30-second spot in which he ties himself to two formidable Republican names -- Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. The ad, which will start airing on all Cincinnati broadcast TV stations, also points to the now-Hamilton County commissioner's record on Cincinnati City Council, where he successfully led an effort to roll back the city's portion of the property tax." The ad "describes DeWine as a 'Ronald Reagan conservative' who will go to Congress and vote to 'make the Bush tax cuts permanent.'" Republican candidate Jean Schmidt "beat DeWine to the airwaves by about a week, spending $30,000 for a TV ad that is no longer being shown on broadcast stations but is still on cable."

Republicans don't need another DeWine right now, thank you. You all have another Voinovich up your sleeve too?

And this is pretty much why I haven't really gotten behind him as a candidate.

Of course, the only real alternative, Bob McEwen has his own problems...he was one of those caught up in the House check kiting scandal when he was in the first time...