OOOPS! Wrong Mandel.
Posted on 03/04/2012 3:16:44 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel says that as a U.S. senator he would fight any attempts by the Republican establishment to focus on social issues over jobs and the economy.
The 34-year-old candidate said during an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press that he believes all elected leaders should be focused on "jobs, jobs, jobs."
"Whether someone is running for president of the United States, U.S. senator, state representative or dog catcher, the focus of elected leaders today should be on job creation and sustainable economic growth," he said.
Dubbed an "absentee treasurer" by his critics, Mandel said he's improved the financial performance of Ohio's treasury while trimming its budget. He's also missed every meeting of the powerful Board of Deposit that he chairs.
Mandel is favored to win a six-way GOP primary Tuesday whose winner will face Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in November. He plans to make his Senate bid official Thursday at the Akron Press Club, after raising some $4 million in contributions.
"Josh Mandel refuses to even focus on doing his own job and is the last person who can be trusted to focus on bringing jobs back to Ohio," said Justin Barasky, Brown's campaign spokesman.
Mandel countered that Brown was the one falling down on the job.
"Between Sherrod Brown and me, there's only one person who has failed to do his job," Mandel said. "It's been over 1,000 days since the U.S. Senate has passed a budget. That's one of Sherrod Brown's duties and he has not done his duty."
Mandel said he's running because Ohioans of all political persuasions have told him they want to see a "Washington outsider with fresh ideas" in the Capitol.
(Excerpt) Read more at goerie.com ...
If Josh Mandel is elected, he could easily be a rising star and future leader.
OOOPS! Wrong Mandel.
Wrong message being sent by Mandel.
It should be all three, just like Reagan:
1. Social Conservatism.
2. Fiscal Conservatism.
3. Strong Military.
Any thing else is a losing message.
Those pushing Fiscal conservatism at the expense of Social Conservatism or vice versa aren’t real conservatives.
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel says that as a U.S. senator he would fight any attempts by the Republican establishment to focus on social issues over jobs and the economy.
Here is the problem with that.
One, it plays right into the Democrats hands..
Two, if your society goes to hell, there will be no jobs..
I don’t recall Reagan focusing on Social Conservatism much at all. And I would strongly disagree that it was his number one focus. Reagan focused on shrinking the size of the government (fiscal conservatism), and countering the Soviet threat (strong military). Those were the big two. What socially conservative issues did Reagan push?
Mandel is correct. Running on social issues only creates the impression that a candidate will attempt to legislate morality.
OHIO PINGS!
VOTE for: Josh Mandel (R), Two-tour Iraq war veteran. Candidate for United States Senate.
Yup. There is plenty to go after Obama with - including the massive debt he has run up, high unemployment, failed stimulus, etc. There is no reason to fall for the media/democrat trap of yammering on about rubbers, birth control pills, porn, etc.
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel says that as a U.S. senator he would fight any attempts by the Republican establishment to focus on social issues over jobs and the economy.
When did the Republican establishment want to focus on social issues? About the only thing I actually agree with the establishment about is their desire to focus the majority of our time and energy on economic policy questions and NOT social issues.
I did.
A real shame too. Hopefully those numbers will turn around because Kasich is a very good governor. Just seems like he bungled the collective bargaining fight. Perhaps, for now, he should have exempted firefighters, police, etc, like Walker did in Wisconsin.
Faux News and the rest of the media are blaming Rush for Santorum’s downfall. What a pile of horse sh_t.
The economy is the winning message. All discussion of social issues and foreign policy are fruitless. Anybody who wants to get election in 2012 needs to be running against the incumbent on the economy. Everything else is secondary. Even most the big abortion lovers will be listening to candidates economic plans before abortion or anything else.
This is as much true for the abortion lovers as for the gun lovers. The 2nd amendment supporters who are one-issue voters are going to be voting their pocketbook first this year. It is kind of hard to go out and buy guns and ammo when you haven’t worked in 2 years and your 401k is being depleted.
Nothing new here, Howard Baker was saying the same thing 31 years ago.
Just what exactly do you think legislators do? Every law is based on somebody's morality. Every law! The only question is whose.
This guy better figure out real quick that economic conservatives who shun issues like Obama shitting on the free exercise clause will get no support from conservatives like me. Similarly I might add big government guys who happen to be pro life won't get my support either. And if you think we should coddle jihadists rather than kill them you need not apply.
Of course I'm only one voter from CT so I'm used to being a Reagan three leg guy and losing. Doesn't change squat.
Um, haven’t we been over this before, RC ? You keep citing polls with almost exclusively registered voters. Registered voter polls are worthless and are always heavily Democrat-skewed. Only one poll in that link showed likely voters, and the spread between Mandel & Brown was 4%, and Brown is at a dangerously low 44% for an incumbent, and ANY incumbent below 50% is in bad shape. Mandel will take this.
Good point.
I think the point Mandel (and I) are making is that, 'running for election on the contraceptive issue, is a loser for the GOP.'
The GOP has been successfully sold as the 'party that wants to govern your bedroom.' Although, absurd...it has stuck.
Maybe. How’s Walker doing with that recall election business anyways?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.