Backers Taking Credit Today

Now that all 332 Cincinnati precincts have been found and counted, those who supported the winners are calling attention to their good fortune:



First, Pete Witte, of Price Hill Civic Club and POWR PAC, which saw seven of its nine endorsees elected: "I think this council can get things done, and no learning curves or excuses."



Then, from Scott Seidewitz, whose Seidewitz Group helped three of the top four vote-getters - Roxanne Qualls, Vice Mayor David Crowley and Cecil Thomas:



For Qualls, the agency used an extensive direct mail campaign, he says, that included pieces targeting African American voters and voters who had registered in Cincinnati since 1997, Qualls’ last year on the City Council ballot.

This is the fourth consecutive election in which The Seidewitz Group served as media and strategy consultant for Crowley, beginning with his upset victory as an unknown first-time Council candidate in 2001.

Thomas surprised many pundits by improving his finish from ninth in 2005 to fourth this year. The Seidewitz Group developed the campaign’s message strategy and a targeted direct mail campaign that helped Thomas significantly increase his vote total in African American precincts.
Seidewitz also helped unsuccessful people and causes: direct mail for Joan Kaup and for the Yes on Issue 27 campaign.