Dispatch:
The Ohio Elections Commission will hear a complaint that one side says is part of the Ohio Republican Party's "war" against Tea Party candidates for the state GOP's governing body.
A commission panel found probable cause yesterday to have a full hearing on a complaint that mailings from the Ohio GOP and Chairman Kevin DeWine in state central committee races improperly say candidates are endorsed by the party when they are not. A hearing date has not been set.....
Yet there is more evidence that it is over....
According to another article in the Dispatch, Republicans John Kasich, Steve Stivers, and other big shot candidates, did not show up to the Tea Party rally at the State House. It appears that the Ohio Republican Party benefited from their association with the Tea Partiers, but now do not have time for them.
>>>>>> We know that Republican candidate, Steve Stivers, former bank lobbyist, enjoys those fundraisers at exclusive country clubs, and so does Kasich! In March, Kasich spoke at the Willow Bend Country Club (see LimaOhio.com). I guess Republican candidates can never get enough of that country club life.
***** The Stivers for Congress committee has $793,313.12 cash on hand, as reported by the FEC for 1/1/10 -3/31/10.
Major contributors to the Stivers committee continue to list their occupations as lobbyists, PACS (COALPAC, KOCHPAC, ARCHCoal PAC, Ashland PAC, Huntington Bank PAC, etc.) health care executives/PACs, lawyers, pharmaceutical employees/PACs, financial groups/PACs, insurance execs/PACs, and bankers. There is a huge amount of money contributed by executives, employees, and PACs associated with Huntington Bank.
You have to ask yourself these questions:
What do these individual bank employees, bank executives, and bank PACs expect if Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, is elected to Congress? A friendly relationship? Protection? What????? I'm just asking.