Bush Stumps for Ohio Governor Candidate

[Rose Siding]

KIRTLAND HILLS, Ohio -- President Bush, whose own popularity is just so-so, put the weight of his office behind the struggling candidacy of conservative Kenneth Blackwell, helping raise $1.5 million Wednesday for the Republican's campaign for governor.
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Blackwell, however, is running 20 percentage points behind Democrat Ted Strickland, a congressman from Lisbon in eastern Ohio, according to a recent poll by The Columbus Dispatch. Strickland received 47 percent of support compared with Blackwell's 27 percent in the poll, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
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It was Bush's sixth trip to Ohio this year. Bush, whose job approval rating in early July was at 36 percent, according to the AP-Ipsos poll, has visited Ohio twice to help Sen. Mike DeWine's re-election campaign, but this is his first visit on Blackwell's behalf.

The fundraiser, billed as a country reception, was being held at the Kirtland Hills home of businessman Ed Crawford. Tickets cost $1,000 a person; $1,500 per couple, and guests can get a photo with Bush for $10,000.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/02/AR2006080201441.html

The trip included a visit to a recently flood ravaged area "where he stopped before going to the fundraiser", so we probably paid for it.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Imagine paying to get your picture taken with that idiot.

[rubberducky]

4. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[MrCoffee]

2. The Katherine Harris of 2004

At least Blackwell did it better than Katie. He stole almost 200,000 votes, as opposed to her paltry 600 or so.

[karlrschneider]

5. Ho ho (wry grin) so true.

Welcome to DU!
:D
:toast:

[Barkley]

11. The Condi Rice of 2008 (or 2012)-nt

[karlrschneider]

3. If they pay me ten grand, they can take a pic of me

pissing on his shoes.

[zreosumgame]

6. not me

urine deserves better then the shoes of that dipso

[niallmac]

7. Only one thing he should be doing. Working to stop the war.

It's true but the very image of a Roosevelt like Dubya working late into the night
is hard to imagine without laughing.

[Catch22Dem]

8. As if KB's campaign isn't dead enough, that just killed it.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[Barkley]

9. Paging Condi, Paging Condi

"... running 20 percentage points behind Democrat" that gap can not be explained entirely by a preference for partisian.


But by the same token if a Black Democrat was down 20% (or even 10%) the party would distance itself from them...

[lpbk2713]

10. "You are known by the company you keep."

Apparently Blackwell never heard that old adage. Or does he just want to commit political suicide?

[Lindacooks]

12. That ought to put the final nail in the coffin for Blackwell.

and 'own popularity is just so-so'?????

Yeah, right 60% disapproval is only so-so!!!

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[MadMaddie]

13. I would like to see how many points he dropped after

the fundraiser....

[Catchawave]

14. Doesn't the Dimson have more important .....

...STUFF...going on...NOW. Geesh'a'mighty. :cry:

[maseman]

15. I would pay $10K

Just to stand face to face with the Chimp just to call him a fucking asshole right before the picture was snapped. Then I would fart as loudly as possible. I don't usually think in terms of flatulating on other people, but I can't think of anything more dissrespectful that I could do without being shot by the secret service.

[samsingh]

16. isn't Blackwell accused of breaking all sorts of voting rules?

[Patchuli]

17. Yes and they wanna look @ his taxes too!!!

How can I say, uh.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!! :rofl:

[llmart]

18. Bush is the kiss of death for anyone...............

trying to win. I'd stay as far away from that loser as possible. Don't these assholes get it? Bush is a LOSER!