Wheels Have Fallen Off the Petro Campaign
(Columbus, January 16, 2006) Ohioans for Blackwell campaign spokesman Gene Piece had this response to the announcement that Phil Heimlich was abandoning the Petro campaign to run for re-election as Hamilton County Commissioner:
“Just as Mr. Heimlich has helped his local party by leaving the Petro campaign, Mr. Petro should help the State Republican Party and leave the gubernatorial race, too.
“Heimlich obviously knows the wheels have fallen off the Petro campaign and has no chance of victory. Petro’s credibility is destroyed from weeks of denying that Heimlich was leaving, Petro is still badly behind in the polls and his fundraising has dried up. Rather than continuing a clearly failing campaign for Governor, Petro would help the State Party by running for another less visible office and presenting a unified GOP front against billionaire liberal activists who have targeted millions of dollars to win the Statehouse for the Democrats.
“Heimlich’s withdrawal also raises a serious question about Petro’s next Lt. Governor choice. Petro tried to buy conservative credentials with Phil Heimlich and it didn’t stick. Will he revert to form and pick a Lt. Governor who is a supporter of the Taft tax hikes, a member of the “spend and tax” crowd in Columbus?”
Secretary of State Blackwell leads in all public opinion polls (even those of his opponents), raised more money than Petro in the last filing period and has assembled a grassroots network of more than 10,000 supporters. The filing deadline for candidates for the May 2 primary is February 16.
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