Ohio Politics

Ohio Poll: Stratton pulls ahead in KEY Supreme Court Race

5:37pm Wednesday, October 23, 2002
According to an Ohio Poll released Wednesday, Oct. 23, Justice Evelyn Stratton has stretched out to a 38 percent to 31 percent lead over her opponent for the Nov. 5 election with 30 percent undecided. In previous polls, the candidates were shown in a statistical dead heat, but the majority of voters had yet to form an opinion. As more and more people are informed, this poll suggests they are...

The Company He Keeps: Ted Kennedy Visits Ohio in Support of Hagan

3:50pm Wednesday, October 23, 2002
U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass made his second visit to Ohio in support of Democrat Timothy F. Hagan's battle to unseat Gov. Bob Taft. "I, for one, am tired of playing defensive ball,'' Kennedy told a cheering crowd of 500 United Auto Workers at a convention in Huron, 100 miles north of Columbus on Lake Erie. "I want to see Tim Hagan elected governor so labor can go on the offensive. Kennedy...

Follow the Money: Trial Lawyers Behind Dirty Supreme Court Attack Ads

10:28am Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Over the past few days, OFCC PAC has been following a story concerning some attack ads that were televised state-wide in effort to damage the reputations of a sitting Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court (Evelyn Stratton), and our state's current Lieutenant Governor (Maureen O'Connor), who is running for an open seat on the Court. Despite personal requests from Stratton & O'Connor, the Ohio...

Bar Assoc. asks, but Democrat Supreme Court candidates refuse to denounce ads

11:49am Tuesday, October 22, 2002
The battle for the high court intensified yesterday as the Ohio State Bar Association condemned two independently sponsored ads benefitting candidates. Yesterday, the association took the unusual step of asking the groups that bought the first two independent ads of this year's campaign to pull them. But Democrat candidates Burnside and Black continue to refuse disavowal. David Crago, head of the...

KEY RACE: Cincinnati Enquirer Endorses Stratton & O'Connor for Supreme Court

11:06am Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Completing what has become nearly a major media sweep in Ohio, the Cincinnati Enquirer has joined the Columbus Dispatch, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Toledo Blade and the Canton Repository (not to mention OFCC PAC!) in its enthusiastic support for Justice Evelyn Stratton (R) and Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor (R) for Ohio Supreme Court. Like the other editorial boards, the Enquirer makes the point...

Stark Contrast: GOP Court Candidates denounce negative ads benefitting them

12:35pm Friday, October 18, 2002
When negative t.v. ads, intended to benefit Democrat Supreme Court candidates Black and Burnside, began appearing in all major media markets across the state this week, their Republican opponents requested that the Democrats denounce the ads and request that their sponsors remove them from the air. The Democrat candidates refused. What a contrast when the situation is reversed! Television ads...

Taft pulls Hagan's strings on CCW, Hagan flip-flops (again)

12:38pm Thursday, October 17, 2002
One day after Governor Taft accused his opponent of flip-flopping on the Conceal Carry Reform issue (a moment rich with irony) in their televised debate, Hagan willingly responded by flipping his flop, or flopping his flip, yet again. In discussing what he thought he could have done better in the debate, Hagan said he wishes he had been more articulate in explaining his position on pending...

Pot to Kettle: ''You're Black'' - Taft attacks Hagan for flip-flopping on CCW

2:53pm Wednesday, October 16, 2002
The first live television debate between the major candidates for Ohio governor was short on showmanship but long on political differences. Near the end of the debate, each candidate was allowed to ask a question of the other. Each used the opportunity to make a short speech before getting to the question. Taft went first, accusing Hagan of flip-flopping on a number of issues, "including...

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