The frantic 48

We'll be doing a lot of blogging on the last 48 hours of the primary election.

On Election Night, the political team will be live blogging from the various parties - from Columbus to Clermont.

Here's a press release from the Bob McEwen campaign about Rep. Jean Schmidt's new ads:


McEwen: Schmidt Knows Ads Are False

Anderson Township-- Less than 24 hours after being reprimanded by the Ohio Elections Commission for a "reckless disregard for the truth," Jean Schmidt repeated those same falsehoods in a massive media blitz. The ads began airing moments after Schmidt vowed on Newsmakers not to make such false claims. Just days after pledging to the Cincinnati Enquirer editorial board not to mention her opponent by name, she violated that pledge took advantage of the weekend to make claims she knows are untrue.

Said McEwen spokesman Michael Harlow, "previously, the seven counties of Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District were represented with distinction by Rob Portman. We were warned by her previous opponents that she would get nastier and more desperate as the race entered its final days. After being found by the Ohio Elections Commission to have a ‘reckless disregard for the truth,’ she airs negative attack ads with claims she knows to be false."

Said McEwen spokesman Michael Harlow, "the bogus, desperate charge concerning lifelong Ohio residents Bob and Liz McEwen is desperate as it is vicious. The issue of Bob McEwen’s voting residence has been cleared up at both the state and federal level, after Jean Schmidt hired Democrat activist Stan Chesley to sue Bob and Liz personally. The bogus charge was quietly dropped on Wednesday. She knows these ads are false and the McEwen campaign is looking into legal action. Jean Schmidt further seeks to distract attention from her voting record in support of the massive new taxes and fee increases which caused Ohio to carry the third-heaviest state and local tax burden among the 50 states."