DeWine and Bush

Yes, it's true. President Bush will be coming to Ohio for a fundraiser for Mike DeWine.

Yes, it is also true that DeWine hasn't exactly been one of the president's strongest allies in the Senate.

Now we have the numbers to prove it. (Cincinnati Enquirer):

Overall, however, Kentucky lawmakers backed Bush more than Ohio lawmakers, which is probably more of a reflection of their constituents than anything else. In the Bluegrass State, 60 percent of voters picked Bush over Democrat John Kerry in 2004 while only 51 percent of Ohioans chose Bush.

“Conservatism has been pervading Kentucky for the last 15 years and is being reflected in the kinds of leaders we’ve elected,” said Kent Ostrander, director of the conservative Family Foundation of Kentucky.

Still, Bunning wasn’t happy with his rating.

“That’s pretty bad for a good solid conservative Republican to think that his president is wrong 9 percent of the time,” he said.

Tell that to Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine of Cedarville, who supported Bush on only 76 percent of votes last year, according to the CQ analysis.

In fact, DeWine was one of the president’s biggest Republican opponents in 2005, ranking fourth among GOP senators – behind Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island and Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, both of Maine.

Emphasis added.

That's some serious company Mike DeWine is keeping there...

For the record, Maine went to Kerry 54% to 45% and Rhode Island went to Kerry 60% to 39%. Ohio went to Bush...

Something to think about there...and another reason for Republicans to support Bill Pierce.

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5:00PM Update

Check out what is in DeWine's literature though:

"Over the past 11 years, I've built a long record of achievement on many core
conservative issues. I'm a proven pro-growth, pro-family, pro-life Republican
Senator with a 96 percent voting record in support of Bush's agenda -- and most
importantly, I know how to win statewide elections in the nation's toughest
political state."

Somebody has a problem with numbers...