GOP yanks TV support of DeWine

[razors edge]

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061027/NEWS09/610270421

The Republican National Committee yesterday canceled its on-air support of U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R., Cedarville), even as the two-term incumbent prepared to sharpen his televised attacks on Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown.

An RNC spokesman confirmed the committee is pulling anti-Brown ads from stations across Ohio, leaving Mr. DeWine with apparently less TV airtime - at least for now - as he tries to close a deficit in the polls.

The spokesman, Aaron McLear, said the committee will continue to fund a get-out-the-vote effort in Ohio and back Mr. DeWine in other ways. "This in no way reflects any lack of confidence or support for the DeWine campaign or the state party," Mr. McLear said.

He and Mr. DeWine's spokesman, Brian Seitchik, said Mr. DeWine will do fine on his own. New campaign-finance reports yesterday showed Mr. DeWine leading Mr. Brown, a congressman from Avon, in available cash by $2 million.

[mucifer]

1. Somehow I think this is bad news.

[drm604]

3. It means they believe the money is better off spent elsewhere.

The question is do they feel that way because they think he's a lost cause, or because they're confident he can win without them funding TV ads?

What are the polls saying about this race?

[OhioChick]

5. The last I heard,

Brown was up by 8. :thumbsup:

[Zodiak]

7. The new number is 20

"A SurveyUSA poll taken Monday through Wednesday showed Brown with a 20-point advantage over DeWine, 57 percent to 37 percent."

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/15861903.htm

the RNC ads hurt DeWine tremendously. We are talking the most paranoid, off-the-chart ads I have ever seen in an election.

Pulling their ads in Ohio would slow the bleeding, I would wager (but it is too late to rescue DeWine now).

[OhioChick]

8. Good!

I know that Strickland is up by double digits, but didn't know that Brown was, as well. :)

[cybildisobedience]

6. I think we know the answer

they feel they've got Ohio through cheating - spend the money where votes might actually count.

[AngryOldDem]

10. Nope. It's good news.

It means the RNC is no longer willing to dump money in a race they will most likely lose.

DeWine's commercials are becoming desperate, as well as hysterically funny. Some have been proven patently false, and many stations here no longer run them. The funniest ad shows a bunch of senior citizen women saying how much they hate Sherrod Brown. Typical reaction: "Who cares?"

[1932]

13. for whom?

[liberal N proud]

2. Front Page of Plain Dealer today GOP Drops Dewine Ad's

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2908746&mesg_id=2908746

[Tippy]

4. Seems the RNC realized they went overboard in Tennessee

With their negative ad's...Good to know they hurt Corker here in TN.....

[Lindsey]

9. Unfortunately, good point about Diebold and Ohio

Damn.

[rainbow4321]

11. Bush/DeWine music video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32uLa8F4g2A

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

12. Sing with me...

Oh, the wheels on the bus go round and round
round and round
round and...

thud...thud

Ouch, that's got to hurt, Senator.