by on 07.07.2009
A new Quinnipiac poll in Ohio finds that in the U.S. Senate race, Lee Fisher (D) and Jennifer Brunner (D) remain neck-and-neck for the Democratic nomination and both would defeat any of the GOP candidates if the election were today.
Source: Taegen Goddard's Political Wire
by on 07.07.2009
By Mark Naymik.
Ohio's race for the open 2010 U.S. Senate seat remains nearly deadlocked between the state's two high-profile Democrats.
Lt. Gov Lee Fisher holds a slight lead - 24 percentage point to 21 percentage points -- over Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a new Quinnipiac University poll of 483 Democrats shows. The advantage, however, isn't enough to clear the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
Source: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
by on 07.02.2009
By William Hershey.
Christopher Celeste, son of former Ohio Gov. Dick Celeste, is backing Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner over Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 2010.
Celeste had considered entering the Senate race himself but in a statement released on Wednesday, July 1, said he “ultimately decided entering this particular race, at this particular time, would not be in my party’s, or my, best interest.”
He said both Fisher and Brunner were “formidable politicians.”
“….I have decided to support, invest in and personally work of behalf of Jennifer Brunner….,” he said.
“Jennifer’s public leadership demonstrates an impressive mix of creativity, collaboration and courage.”
Source: Dayton Daily News
by on 07.02.2009
Christopher Celeste, a potential candidate in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Senator George Voinovich in 2010, has made it official-- he's not entering the race. Instead, he has thrown his support behind U.S. Senate Candidate Jennifer Brunner and is asking his supporters to do the same. He made his announcement via an e-mail to his and Brunner's supporters and on the Brunner Blog (www.jenniferbrunner.com) on July 1. Brunner is in a highly contested primary race against Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher.
"Two well-regarded and experienced officeholders are now making their case to Democratic primary voters about why they should be the party's nominee in the Fall. They are both formidable politicians who have won statewide and worked long and hard on behalf of Ohioans. And while I respect both Lee and Jennifer for their commitment to public service, after much thought, I have decided to support, invest in and personally work on behalf of Jennifer Brunner in the Democratic Primary for the United States Senate. Jennifer's public leadership demonstrates an impressive mix of creativity, collaboration, and courage," said Celeste in a letter to followers who had been following his interest in the open seat for over 5 months.
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by on 07.02.2009
While President Barack Obama's administration and states across the nation champion health care reform, U.S. Senate Candidate Jennifer Brunner called on Republican and Democratic members of both houses of Congress to join the fight for inclusion of a public insurance option rather than bow to pressure from the powerful insurance lobby to keep all payment for universal health care in the hands of private insurers.
"I strongly urge members of Congress to stand strong in favor of the more than 50 million individuals and families who now lack access to health care, because they have no health insurance of any form,'' Brunner said. "Health care is a basic right, and the choice of a public or private plan ensures all have access to the type of health care they need." . . .
She noted that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rob Portman, who served former President George W. Bush as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, said his party had no position on health care, reaching this conclusion after conversations with Congressional Republicans. Despite Portman’s admission and failure to fill that void with any ideas of his own, Vice President Dick Cheney used a recent radio interview to characterize Portman as a viable GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate.
“Now that Dick Cheney has left office he has chosen to become vocal and to opine on issues of the day, presumably as a standard bearer for the ailing Republican Party. How can he and Rob Portman maintain their oblivion to the tragically large numbers of Americans who are suffering from their previous failure to face the deteriorating circumstances of Americans and their families because of inadequate or no health care?” Brunner said.
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by on 07.02.2009
Christopher Celeste, who had previously explored a possible U.S. Senate run for 2010, has endorsed Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for the seat over her primary opponent, Lee Fisher.
In his May announcement that he would not seek the seat, Celeste had hinted at his support for Brunner.
[Celeste's full endorsement follows].
Source: ProgressOhio