tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post289445617625652847..comments2023-11-02T05:04:59.172-04:00Comments on Third Base Politics: About Strickland's FOP endorsement.Nick (aka Bytor)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15826772166599084105noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-50523674225333922782010-07-23T17:43:28.581-04:002010-07-23T17:43:28.581-04:00There is one difference between Kasich and Blackwe...There is one difference between Kasich and Blackwell.<br /><br />Blackwell got the endorsement of the Buckeye Firearms Association.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-1064851051496751312010-07-23T17:42:35.115-04:002010-07-23T17:42:35.115-04:00Um, actually, there are INCREDIBLE similarities to...Um, actually, there are INCREDIBLE similarities to the Kasich and Blackwell campaign. Both have polls numbers showing them underwater in favorabilty ratings. Both advocated an extremist economic agenda that caused problems for the legislative caucus.<br /><br />John Kasich's campaign platform so far is virtually indistinguishable from what Blackwell ran on: tort reform, school "choice", tax cuts, spending cuts, pro-business regulatory environment, etc.<br /><br />And both are going to be beat by Ted Strickland.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-74198482236170870612010-07-21T14:12:07.889-04:002010-07-21T14:12:07.889-04:00Modern,
There is NO reason you should ever compa...Modern, <br /><br />There is NO reason you should ever compare the Kasich campaign with the Blackwell campaign.<br /><br />The endorsement of Jesus Christ himself would not have helped him in 2006. <br /><br />But, ya know what, keep trying to compare Kasich 2010 with Blackwell 2006. I think you will be very disappointed if you keep it up.<br /><br />Also, what is the FOB? LOLHenry Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723946966696087696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-37683847321288149732010-07-21T12:09:43.295-04:002010-07-21T12:09:43.295-04:00NFIB didn't help Blackwell...
I love how you ...NFIB didn't help Blackwell...<br /><br />I love how you try to understate the importance of the FOP endorsement and then update your post about how you almost got it.<br /><br />You basically just wrote that the NFIB endorsement matters because you think most voters are too dumb to know its a conservative organization that always endorses the GOP candidate. Wow.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-37025111051428198782010-07-21T10:04:18.464-04:002010-07-21T10:04:18.464-04:001) Right. Because of Mike Taylor. Lots of rumors a...1) Right. Because of Mike Taylor. Lots of rumors about how the floor votes went largely to Kasich. Interesting.<br /><br />2) LOL at needing to be head of the FOP to wield influence.<br /><br />3) So what? What matters is how the common voter perceives it. Does support from a small business group ring more true to the average voter that doesn't know or care about the NFIB's endorsement history, or does the FOP? I imagine both have influence, but in this jobs crisis, it's safe to assume the NFIB is more important.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275335968480237558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-75497441994727554032010-07-21T10:00:08.230-04:002010-07-21T10:00:08.230-04:00No GOP candidate for Governor has won in modern Oh...No GOP candidate for Governor has won in modern Ohio politics without the support of the FOB. Strickland is the only Democratic gubernatorial candidate to get the endorsement in twenty years.<br /><br />CCT's husband doesn't run the FOP anymore, and you gloss over that one of the stated reasons is the massive cuts to law enforcement John Kasich's reckless tax plan will require.<br /><br />And the NFIB is a conservative organization that has never suppported a Democrat. Kind of like the NRA and Buckeye Firearms Assocation was until the GOP decided to run Kasich and DeWine this year.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.com