FitzGerald was perfect on paper - absolutely toxic in reality. It's a struggle to find a bigger discrepancy at any point in recent memory.
With increasing polarity infiltrating all races across the country, I find it hard to believe Kasich will get anywhere near 60%. I say 53-43.
That to me, is the key. Fitzgerald to me is the absolute definition of 'generic' not 'Generic D' or 'Generic R'. He's boring and white-bread and basically a goodie two-shoes. "I've never even been drunk!" How cute and how completely disconnected from reality that he think those qualities win elections in mid-term years.
The thing that Adam (not AG, obviously) is missing is that it doesn't matter if the allegations are true. The fact that he put himself in a very precarious position, when by 2012, you'd know if you were intending to run... it shows horrendous judgement.
From one perspective, he might be guilty of personal transgressions that I don't think have any baring on their capacity to do the job, but if anything, the biggest crime is that lack of political instinct and judgement. If you put yourself on a pedestal about how clean and pure you are... you pretty much bring this stuff on yourself.
OH and on the issue of name recognition, suggesting this whole thing is a GOOD thing for that is insane. A person with low-ish name recognition cannot afford their big state-wide reveal to be defending himself against allegations of shenanigans.
