WASHINGTON, DC – Following news reports that Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama “envisions a path to the presidency” that doesn’t include winning the state of Ohio, House Republican Leader Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement:Obama says he doesn't need or want your vote. Oh, for sure, he'll take your money...but he's already counted you out. My fellow Ohioans, what do you think of that?
“Just days after Barack Obama visited the Buckeye State – where many families and small businesses are paying $4 or more per gallon of gas – Obama has a message for Ohio voters: I don’t need you.
“News reports suggest that his campaign thinks it can win the Presidency without winning Ohio. Perhaps Obama knows that his calls for higher taxes on natural gas and coal – and massive tax hikes on seniors, small businesses, and married couples – don’t bode well for the state’s economy. His proposals would increase gas and home heating prices, stifle job creation, close off new markets for our manufacturers, and leave Ohio families less secure. With a platform like that, it’s no surprise that Obama would try to find a way to win without Ohio.
“By comparison, the McCain campaign will soon open up a series of offices to give them a presence in every corner of the state. No candidate in recent history has won the presidency without carrying Ohio, and John McCain will aggressively compete for every vote with a positive reform agenda aimed at keeping America safe and getting our economy back on track.”
NOTE: According to an Associated Press report this morning, “Barack Obama’s campaign envisions a path to the presidency that could include Virginia, Georgia and several Rocky Mountain states, but not necessarily the pair of battlegrounds that decided the last two elections — Florida and Ohio.”
Monday, June 16, 2008
RELEASE: Boehner Statement on Obama Campaign's Strategy to Win Without Ohio
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