tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post7782726719130555559..comments2023-11-02T05:04:59.172-04:00Comments on Third Base Politics: ORP Chairman Kevin DeWine is smoking crackNick (aka Bytor)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15826772166599084105noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-60151970000887783602012-03-08T22:24:51.292-05:002012-03-08T22:24:51.292-05:00That should be your first clue, you just said you&...That should be your first clue, you just said you're unsure of your standing. Beating Obama and keeping Ohio on track requires a true grass-roots party where the state supports the county parties, which builds the base and get out the vote. If that's the course we were on, you would be more familiar with your standing. Kasich's slate is out there, I found it easily. Where's Kevin's?47 Roninnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-60021347567425495882012-03-08T16:27:33.808-05:002012-03-08T16:27:33.808-05:00All commentary on this fight is baseless. Neither...All commentary on this fight is baseless. Neither side is sure of their standing and they will be working committee members hard right up to the meeting.<br /><br />Claims of victory or nothing more than people playing a confidence game. Instead of listing the same five or six people who won their races, roll out the whole list of COMMITTED votes for Kasich's invisible and undetermined chairman-designate.<br /><br />Until then, shut up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-15943156464596995412012-03-08T14:27:45.538-05:002012-03-08T14:27:45.538-05:00What can be said? the election results speak for t...What can be said? the election results speak for themselves, the anti-Dewine group won handily. Do you want the winners and losers broken down? Go to the state party website and look at their endorsed candidates. Cross off the known Kasich people on the committee and then cross off all the dewine allies who got trounced Tuesday, what do you have left? Around 25 people who have to feel like they are in a very precarious predictament. My advice if you're in that group? Get on the bus before that vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-64707411569418433972012-03-08T12:55:20.727-05:002012-03-08T12:55:20.727-05:00You know Ohio is first in the midwest in job creat...You know Ohio is first in the midwest in job creation, right?<br /><br />Oh, and the state's credit rating was upgraded.<br /><br />And taxes were cut.<br /><br />And the budget balanced.<br /><br />Sounds to me like "Kasich and Co." has their eye on the ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-1163877751633092562012-03-08T11:07:52.859-05:002012-03-08T11:07:52.859-05:00I'm sure it's possible. But check out the ...I'm sure it's possible. But check out the new post on GOHP. It highlights all the people Dewine spent money on and lost. Even the Vice-Chair and Treasurer. When you spend money on someone, that means they are key to maintaining a majority. So it's hard to see how he could lose all those races and still maintain anywhere close to a majority. <br /><br />http://gohpblog.com/?p=1176Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-50664221192168034802012-03-08T11:04:30.444-05:002012-03-08T11:04:30.444-05:00Could Kasich be counting DeWine's guys... is i...Could Kasich be counting DeWine's guys... is it really so absurd for that argument to go both ways?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-58774222055347668782012-03-08T09:41:41.302-05:002012-03-08T09:41:41.302-05:00Perhaps if Kasich and Co. spent more time on tendi...Perhaps if Kasich and Co. spent more time on tending to the needs and running the business of Ohio rather than focusing on ousting Kevin DeWine, the state may be a bit better off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-593371368053248542012-03-08T09:13:25.251-05:002012-03-08T09:13:25.251-05:00The only way DeWine could be sincere is if he real...The only way DeWine could be sincere is if he really hasn't figured out who is who in this zoo. Is that a possibility? Could he be counting Kasich's guys? I can think of one he probably thinks is on his side who isn't, could there be 6 or 7 like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-31560851010233204182012-03-08T06:41:23.032-05:002012-03-08T06:41:23.032-05:00This discussion is moot, those that want a new cha...This discussion is moot, those that want a new chairperson won big tuesday. The numbers were, like DeWine, crunched months ago. DeWine is buying time, he knows he lost Tuesday. By my math it is something like 42 votes for the good guys, hope he calls that meeting! I'm disappointed that the Dispatch would run DeWine's statement without investigating his claims, as they are patently false.Don't let the door hit you...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-25785060380563361962012-03-07T23:34:58.524-05:002012-03-07T23:34:58.524-05:00The party would be replaced as a source of grassro...The party would be replaced as a source of grassroots organizing and campaign spending, just as RGA and others filled in when Steele provided poor leadership on the national scene in the wake of 2008. <br /><br />Ohio's a battleground state, so it could be done, especially with Super PAC spending and grassroots organizing in opposition to Obamacare. Obviously this is all plan B speculation, the jury on plan A is still out.Less Regshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421510594848077079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-3367693388184739232012-03-07T23:23:44.448-05:002012-03-07T23:23:44.448-05:00So Plan B is to defund the party while they are wo...So Plan B is to defund the party while they are working to defeat Obama? That isn't putting personal grudges ahead of the cause or anything...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-20560877122293535772012-03-07T23:16:03.324-05:002012-03-07T23:16:03.324-05:00That's what I thought - you'd think he'...That's what I thought - you'd think he's pretty confident of the outcome. Any thoughts on whether plan B for Kasich and Co would be to minimize the flow of cash to a recalcitrant party?Less Regshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421510594848077079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-55637892978348816342012-03-07T23:11:43.583-05:002012-03-07T23:11:43.583-05:00Kinda odd how they're so certain, but the only...Kinda odd how they're so certain, but the only person calling for a vote is DeWine...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-24618445928994818582012-03-07T23:10:50.627-05:002012-03-07T23:10:50.627-05:00The real takeaway is that the party organization i...The real takeaway is that the party organization is not respecting the party in office. If the battle becomes protracted, the party in office has bigger guns because the gov's pulpit is more bully than the chairman's.Less Regshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421510594848077079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-90553370683914459172012-03-07T23:08:18.448-05:002012-03-07T23:08:18.448-05:00Anonymous-It seems like Bytor has been really well...Anonymous-It seems like Bytor has been really well connected through this whole thing. I don't see any reason to disbelieve him now. But we'll see in April, I guess. If DeWine is still Chairman after that meeting is over, we'll know he won.<br /><br />We know he wants to be Chairman at all cost. If he's knocked out or pushed out, we know his claims of victory were b.s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-38795460327634966582012-03-07T23:03:37.113-05:002012-03-07T23:03:37.113-05:00I'm a little disappointed in this post. Usual...I'm a little disappointed in this post. Usually you do a good job using facts to back up your arguments. I'm not ready to wholeheartedly believe one side or the other based on 4 staffer's personal twitter accounts, especially when both sides are claiming victory. I'll look forward to reading your next post with the results and an indication of which members are on which side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743530438680774250.post-81189104374155157942012-03-07T22:55:12.307-05:002012-03-07T22:55:12.307-05:00You should contact the press - they seem fairly ba...You should contact the press - they seem fairly baffled: <br /><br />See http://tinyurl.com/6oh6wr2 <br /><br />beginning at 44:28.Less Regshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421510594848077079noreply@blogger.com