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« on: August 06, 2009, 07:33:25 PM »
Not good for Portman, will force him to the right if the establishment leaves him in the race

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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2009, 08:23:01 PM »
Nice.
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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2009, 08:57:50 PM »
Who cares?  A stupid car dealer isn't going beat a big name guy like Portman.

Portman won't have much trouble raising that much money anyway.
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2009, 02:58:23 AM »
Quote from: Ronnie on August 06, 2009, 08:57:50 PM
Who cares?  A stupid car dealer isn't going beat a big name guy like Portman.

Portman won't have much trouble raising that much money anyway.

$7 million is a lot, dude.  It's not like Portman has a statewide profile, just institutional support.  And a tough primary fight always forces candidates further to the left/right than they would want to go to compete in the general election.

Look at Pat Toomey, he's the only Republican Senatorial candidate out of Portman/Blunt/Simmons/Crist/others? that's said he would vote for Sotomayor...he's the only one without a primary fight.
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2009, 06:26:58 AM »
It's not like Ohio is exactly a liberal bastion...
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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2009, 08:06:32 AM »
Yeah, but if the past 2 elections are indication, it's not a conservative bastion either?

Anyway, if this guy wants to waste 7 million, he could always just give it to me.
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« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2009, 07:07:01 PM »
Quote from: Holmes on August 07, 2009, 08:06:32 AM
Yeah, but if the past 2 elections are indication, it's not a conservative bastion either?

Anyway, if this guy wants to waste 7 million, he could always just give it to me.

Or better yet give it to me.
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« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2009, 09:07:05 PM »
Quote from: Know Your Rights! on August 16, 2009, 01:04:02 AM
IIRC, Ganley has something like 95% name recognition in northeast Ohio. That's obviously a big chunk of Ohio's population. That doesn't guarantee him significantly more votes in the region, but it does free up a lot of that cash to spend in greater numbers elsewhere in Ohio.
How? He has about 5% recognition (if that) in western Ohio.
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« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2009, 10:17:19 PM »
This sucks
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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2009, 02:23:16 AM »
« Edited: August 28, 2009, 02:24:51 AM by Ronnie »
Is Ganley not ashamed that all of his campaign money is coming from his own pocket?  What a loser.

http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=OHS2&cycle=2010

By the way Lunar, it doesn't exactly look like Portman has a significant financial disadvantage. Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2009, 02:27:42 AM »
Quote from: Ronnie on August 28, 2009, 02:23:16 AM
Is Ganley not ashamed that all of his campaign money is coming from his own pocket?  What a loser.

Um... aren't you a Romney supporter?
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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2009, 02:34:11 AM »
Quote from: Lief on August 28, 2009, 02:27:42 AM
Quote from: Ronnie on August 28, 2009, 02:23:16 AM
Is Ganley not ashamed that all of his campaign money is coming from his own pocket?  What a loser.

Um... aren't you a Romney supporter?

What does that have to do with the price of eggs in China?
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