[madison10]

The article is lengthy so didn't post all of it. Thought the headline was rather telling of the attitude of a liberal newspaper--owned by Liberal in Pittsburgh, PA who wants to run Toledo, Ohio in absentia.

[MikefromOhio]

you know, by the way they worded it, they can't or at least aren't trying to tie Blackwell into what Taft did.....

[M. Thatcher]

GOP Insurgents???

Insurgents???????????

[VOA]

In the Republican primary for treasurer, Ms. O'Brien won with nearly
52 percent of the vote, overcoming Ms. Bradley's $550,000 to
$4,702 fund-raising advantage.

I wonder if that's some sort of record ratio of campaign funds
for this sort of David v. Goliath upset.

[starbase]

During the Republican Revolution of the 1994 elections, I believe it was Peter Jennings who said the voters had "had a tantrum".

Of course the voters are really the owners of this country, but pampered liberals view us as an inconvenience.

In this article the writers first point out a big message from the electorate here:

The prime example was little-known Ashtabula County Auditor Sandra O'Brien's upset victory over party-endorsed Jennette Bradley, the incumbent, in the GOP primary for state treasurer.

Then immediately try to neutralize it via a discounting comment a-la-Jennings here:

"The Ohio electorate is in a surly mood," said Herb Asher, an emeritus political science professor at Ohio State University.

Claiming the voters are just "surly", not the authoritative arbiters of power in this country! And a smarmy political science "professor" no less, is the source for this stunning commentary.

Let them keep trying to downplay voter discontent, it's offensive, but will contribute to the diminishing of the media/left wing on American culture.

[fromscratchmom]

This article got one thing right: "Republican voters embraced Mr. Blackwell's brand of conservatism, sending him to victory with 56 percent of the votes and toward a November showdown with U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, the Democratic nominee."

[Non-Sequitur]

Ms. O'Brien trumpeted her social-conversative resume to mount an upset against Ms. Bradley, a moderate who favors abortion rights.

As admirable as those positions may be what have they got to do with her qualifications for the office of State Treasurer?