Ohio GOP in Midst of Money Scandal

[CatWoman]

COLUMBUS, Ohio - On the eve of the GOP National Convention, Republicans in battleground Ohio are in the midst of a fund-raising scandal and fighting in the ranks that have played out through name calling, anonymous allegations and reports of document thefts.


The quarrel has entangled the state's top elected officials and cost two successful political strategists several high-profile clients and thousands of dollars in contracts.

This year there may be particularly high stakes in this in-party dispute in Ohio. With 20 electoral votes, the state is expected to serve up among the tightest and most important presidential contests this fall. A recent statewide poll showed the race between President Bush (news - web sites) and Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) as too close to call.

Democrats are watching carefully for GOP missteps caused by the disruption, hopeful that the discord may influence even a small number of undecided voters in this state where Republicans have been in firm control of state politics for more than a decade.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=536&e=10&u=/ap/20040829/ap_on_re_us/ohio_gop_rift

[eaprez]

1. and so what do the Republican Party faithful say about all of this?

....they say the Republicans "are acting like Democrats"...not a very hopeful sign.

[NEOBuckeye]

4. The Ohio GOP is unusually moderate by today's neo-con standards.

But then, they draw their roots more from the Rockefeller wing of the Republican Party, rather than the Rove/Bush/Cheney/neoconservative wing that presently dominates the national-level GOP. It still doesn't make them immune to ineptitude, however.

[xray s]

2. well..there has been a stong westerly wind lately

Looks like the Ohio GOP has caught the same disease that the Illinois GOP has. Prognosis; slow organizational deterioration over the next few years, followed by a rapid decline in mental functions. Then call Dr. Keyes for some Magik Elixer And Nerve Tonic.

[mbperrin]

3. Sounds good to me!

Thieves steal!

[Moderator]

5. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=783474