Saturday, June 12, 2010

GOP Manipulating in Ohio's 15th District

*******UPDATE: Earlier today I drove by the Kasich rally in Dublin, Ohio, at Coffman High School. The parking lots were not full. Even though supporters were told to print off their tickets to the rally, it was apparent that tickets were being given away by the lone volunteer. Is it possible that Dublinites are not buying what Kasich is selling? Even the traffic surrounding the event was very light.


A letter to the editor of the Columbus Dispatch describes how the Ohio GOP tried to clear the primary field for their candidate, Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist. The letter, written by GOP candidate for Ohio's 15th, John Adams, suggests that Republicans tried to clear the path for Stivers. I'm sure the DCCC will be interested.

Dispatch:

...On Oct. 28, 2009, Doug Priesse, chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party, asked to meet with me concerning my candidacy.

During our meeting, he pointed out that Steve Stivers, a Republican candidate for the same office, would prefer “to conserve his money and efforts” for the general election in November 2010 and not be subjected to a primary campaign....

....According to (David) Ryon, Stivers met with him the next day to discuss Ryon’s Constitution Party candidacy. This is particularly disturbing for a candidate of the Republican Party to cross party lines and attempt to “clear the field” of a candidate in the Constitution Party....


The Ohio Republicans are working behind the scenes to make sure that Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, and an advocate to repeal the 16th & 17th Amendments to the Constitution, doesn't have to have any hassles during this election year. What other shenanigans have the Ohio and Franklin Co. GOPers involved themselves in to help Stivers?