Fountain Square Candidates Meet and Greet

There seemed to be more candidates and media today at the Chamber's get-to-know-the-candidates event on Fountain Square than there were people actually wanting to get to know the candidates.

A few people asked about The Banks, Chris Monzel said. One man wanted to vote Joan Kaup for mayor.

Here are some more tidbits:

Kaup says to look for her CityBeat ad next week. It'll show two couples - one interracial, the other homosexual. People told her it would never fly in Cincinnati, but she said she went for it anyway because she believes in unity and diversity and wants to make sure her campaign stresses those ideals.

Sam Malone says he'll have a television ad soon that will appeal to women.

Monzel has an ad coming soon too, and Winburn said he'll have another one. He promised it'll be totally different than his first, which emphasized crime.

Justin Jeffre says the city's West Side soon will start seeing his signs and literature.

Winburn says he and Melanie Bates are campaigning together because they're trying to show that they can work together. He insists she's running seventh in polls right now - "she's going to win."