Comments on: Youngstown-Area Democrat Party Leaders Stand by Demorcrat AG Marc Dann http://www.naugblog.com/2008/05/06/youngstown-area-democrat-party-leaders-stand-by-demorcrat-ag-marc-dann/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:18:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Barry http://www.naugblog.com/2008/05/06/youngstown-area-democrat-party-leaders-stand-by-demorcrat-ag-marc-dann/comment-page-1/#comment-1387 Barry Tue, 06 May 2008 14:01:12 +0000 http://www.naugblog.com/?p=151#comment-1387 Regarding GOP possible replacements.. it all depends on if Cordray runs or not. If he does, he has a million in the bank now and all the special counsel have already indicated that they will line up behind him with more $$. Also, the big banks will contribute more as he still is the State Treasurer. Any wise GOP officeholder will realize that it will take at least 2 million to beat Cordray. No way for a GOP candidtae to raise that much money in a few months for a run at the AG’s office. Regarding Republican replacements: 1. Goodman wont even be asked to apply - he is so, so, so liberal on EVERY single issue, it is amazing how he got his chairmanship in the Senate. He is also currently running for Court of Appeals and he is not raising any money and will probably lose if he stays in the race. Already lost countywide a few years back. 2. Betty - her old political hack WEAVER is the one pushing her right now to run…. only so he can become relevant again, it has nothing to do with her. My sources tell me that other people close to her, who actually care about her are telling her not to do it. She is doing fine in the private sector. Also, we can’t keep living in the past with former statewide officeholders. 3. Petro - good guy, buy he is making an incredible amount of $$ working for Stan Chesley now …. an incredible amount of $$ (good for him)….. he aint interested in this job. 4. Grendell … good guy, but wont have the statewide support and deep down inside, he knows that he is better off staying in the safe senate district he is in now. I believe he is up for relection any way. 5. Ron O’Brien - keep an eye on him. Yes, he is up for relection, but there is a chance he would do it. I beleive in 2006 the name O'Brien received more votes than Hartman and/or Blackwell. Good statewide name that would play well up north. 6. Phil Heimlich - there is a chance…. he is sitting on several hundreds of thousands of dollars from his last campaign and has personal wealth and the Cincy money guys would kick in big bucks. We can sit around here and speculate all we want, but at the end of the day, a few guys sitting around a table at ORP HQ (and Maybe Jo Ann) will make this decision for all of us. Isn't democracy grand!!! Regarding GOP possible replacements.. it all depends on if Cordray runs or not. If he does, he has a million in the bank now and all the special counsel have already indicated that they will line up behind him with more $$. Also, the big banks will contribute more as he still is the State Treasurer. Any wise GOP officeholder will realize that it will take at least 2 million to beat Cordray. No way for a GOP candidtae to raise that much money in a few months for a run at the AG’s office.

Regarding Republican replacements:

1. Goodman wont even be asked to apply - he is so, so, so liberal on EVERY single issue, it is amazing how he got his chairmanship in the Senate. He is also currently running for Court of Appeals and he is not raising any money and will probably lose if he stays in the race. Already lost countywide a few years back.

2. Betty - her old political hack WEAVER is the one pushing her right now to run…. only so he can become relevant again, it has nothing to do with her. My sources tell me that other people close to her, who actually care about her are telling her not to do it. She is doing fine in the private sector. Also, we can’t keep living in the past with former statewide officeholders.

3. Petro - good guy, buy he is making an incredible amount of $$ working for Stan Chesley now …. an incredible amount of $$ (good for him)….. he aint interested in this job.

4. Grendell … good guy, but wont have the statewide support and deep down inside, he knows that he is better off staying in the safe senate district he is in now. I believe he is up for relection any way.

5. Ron O’Brien - keep an eye on him. Yes, he is up for relection, but there is a chance he would do it. I beleive in 2006 the name O’Brien received more votes than Hartman and/or Blackwell. Good statewide name that would play well up north.

6. Phil Heimlich - there is a chance…. he is sitting on several hundreds of thousands of dollars from his last campaign and has personal wealth and the Cincy money guys would kick in big bucks.

We can sit around here and speculate all we want, but at the end of the day, a few guys sitting around a table at ORP HQ (and Maybe Jo Ann) will make this decision for all of us. Isn’t democracy grand!!!

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