news.aol.com - 1/13/2009
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While most establishment Republicans are rallying around the idea of a Rob Portman candidacy to replace the retiring Senator Voinovich , some Ohio conservatives are quietly clamoring for an attractive conservative outside-the-box candidate to emerge. That candidate may just be Ohio Auditor Mary ...
briefingroom.thehill.com - 1/12/2009
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briefingroom.thehill.com —
Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, a
leading candidate for the chairmanship of the Republican National...
Committee (RNC), is coming under fire Monday for making remarks this summer that gays and lesbians suffer from a "compulsion" that can be ...
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Blackwell: Gay 'Compulsion' Can be 'Restrained'
redstate.com - 1/12/2009
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redstate.com —
RedState endorses Ken Blackwell for Chairman of the
Republican National Committee. While RedState’s endorsement in the race...
for Chairman of the Republican National Committee does not set us apart from many of our colleagues in the online ...
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If Not Ken Blackwell, Keep Mike Duncan
motherjones.com - 1/15/2009
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motherjones.com —
On the night before Barack Obama is sworn
in as the nation's 44th President, his inaugural committee...
will host a series of dinners honoring public servants it deems champions of bipartisanship. To be feted are Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Colin ...
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Palin to be No Show at Obama's Dinner for McCain
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Matt Lewis: Before We Anoint Rob Portman...
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
[image] I make the case for Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor -- the only Republican to win statewide in Ohio in the very tough year of 2006... ... No doubt, Portman is still the man to beat. But I still wonder about the wisdom of nominating a former Bush Administration official ... and a trade official, no less -- to replace retiring Sen. Voinovich. It is unclear whether or not she would be interested in running, but Ohio conservatives should, at least, give Taylor a second look before rallying around Portman...
1/13: Oh, Guantanamo
Blogometer —
... 's Matt Lewis , on the other hand, is not yet ready to "anoint" Portman: "Before we anoint Rob Portman, I make the case for Ohio Auditor ...
OH-Sen: Fisher and Brunner Both Lead Portman
Swing State Project —
... The unknowns are very high even in the general, but they're catastrophically high in the primary heats, with the majority of the electorate in the "don't know" camp right now. This is especially the case in the hypothetical GOP primary, where Portman (who has already committed to the race) is tested against the little-known Auditor Mary Taylor. (Taylor hasn't publicly expressed any interest in the Senate race; discussion of her at this point seems to be limited to online GOP fanboys depressed with the drab Portman and casting about for someone Sarah Palin-esque to give them the ...
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He concludes the piece with: ...
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Huckabee pans Palin's interview with Couric —
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