GOP yanks TV support of DeWine, pulls anti-Brown ads, vows other
2006-10-27
Source: Toledo Blade
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rss feedThe Republican National Committee yesterday canceled its on-air support of U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R., Cedarville), even as the two-term incumbent prepared to sharpen his televised attacks on Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown.
An RNC spokesman confirmed the committee is pulling anti-Brown ads from stations across Ohio, leaving Mr. DeWine with apparently less TV airtime - at least for now - as he tries to close a deficit in the polls.
The spokesman, Aaron McLear, said the committee will continue to fund a get-out-the-vote effort in Ohio and back Mr. DeWine in other ways. "This in no way reflects any lack of confidence or support for the DeWine campaign or the state [Republican] party," Mr. McLear said.
He and Mr. DeWine's spokesman, Brian Seitchik, said Mr. DeWine will do fine on his own. New campaign-finance reports yesterday showed Mr. DeWine leading Mr. Brown, a congressman from Avon, in available cash by $2 million.
"We're going to have the resources to communicate with voters across the state," Mr. Seitchik said.
The communication will get more personal today. The De-Wine campaign will unveil a new ad that accuses Mr. Brown of failing in every job he's held, including references to drug possession charges - which were eventually dropped - against some of Mr. Brown's employees when he was Ohio secretary of state in the 1980s.
Republicans said other lines of attack are on the table for the final week, including details of Mr. Brown's contentious 1987 divorce that featured allegations of child neglect and restraining orders on both sides.
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