Ted Strickland should know better than to seek the help of a guy like John Kerry. Kerry no asset to Stricklands campaign and will only hurt his chances in my opinion. Here is the proof: Kerry is still complaining about the fact he lost Ohio in 2004, which luckily cost him the election. He now lays the blame with Ken Blackwell, how nice. Having John Kerry blame Blackwell for defeat will only rile up the conservative base, which is obviously beneficial to Republicans. Here is the hilarious story:
Sen. John Kerry didnt contest the results at the time, but now that he's considering another run for the White House, hes alleging election improprieties by the Ohio Republican who oversaw the deciding vote in 2004.
An e-mail from Kerry will be sent to 100,000 Democratic donors Tuesday asking them to support U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland for governor of Ohio. The bulk of the e-mail criticizes Strickland's opponent, GOP Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, for his dual role in 2004 as President Bush's honorary Ohio campaign co-chairman and the state's top election official.
"He used the power of his state office to try to intimidate Ohioans and suppress the Democratic cote," Kerry says in the e-mail, according to a copy provided in advance.
Kerry, D-Massachusetts, conceded thet election when he lost Ohio and its 20 electoral votes. A recount requested by minor-party candidates showed Bush won by about 118,000 votes out of 5.5 million cast. But Kerry's e-mail says Blackwell "used his office to abuse our democracy and threaten basic voting rights."
Multiple lawsuits by outside groups were unsuccessful in challenging Ohio's 2004 election. One case filed by the League of Women Voters is still in U.S. District Court in Toledo. It claims Ohio's election system discriminates against minority voters.
Blackwell, who is black, says the election was run fairly, citing 1 million more votes cast than in 2000 and record turnout among black voters.
"People will say anything for money," Blackwell campaign spokesman Carlo LoParo said. "Fortunately, the historical record contradicts Senator Kerry."
Strickland spokesman Keith Dailey said the campaign welcomes Kerry's support.
Normally I would call Kerry and idiot and tell him to shut the hell up, but in this case, him spewing this ridiculous garbage only makes the GOP and Ken Blackwell for that matter, look damn good. So I say, keep on talkin Johnnie-boy. And by the way, anyone out there think Kerry has a shot in 2008? Yeah me neither.
-Brad
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