Taft is campaigning for statewide issues
While Gov. Bob Taft is not stumping for any Republicans seeking statewide office this year, he has campaigned for and against statewide ballot issues, according to his spokesman.
Spokesman Mark Rickel, reacting to an article in today's Enquirer, said Taft has campaigned for SmokeFree Ohio (Issue 5) and against a proposal to place slot machines at horse tracks. (Issue 3)
Rickel said Taft appeared at events in Columbus, Dayton and Cleveland to speak out against the Learn & Earn gambling ballot issue.
The Enquirer reported Taft left for a seven-day trade mission to Mexico on Sunday.
"I was a little bothered by the notion that the last two years he's gone out of the country when the election's are coming around," Rickel said. "It just bothers me that (you wrote) he's leaving the country to get out of sight. I don't agree with it, I guess."
Since Taft's election in 1998, he has led foreign trade missions to Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
2 Comments:
at 5:29 PM, October 10, 2006 
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at 6:00 PM, October 10, 2006 
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Post a Comment*ISSUE 3: It is unconscionable that out-of-state interests (can you say Riverboat gambling interests?) have manipulated our coming election by lobbying to keep Cincinnati out of the loop for Casinos in this area. No matter how one feels about gambling, having outside interests interfering with our Constitutional amendments is beyond criminal! Vote NO on issue 3!!
Good to hear that Taft is supporting these statewide issues, since I am against most of them.
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