Sign Up for the Politicker.com Wake Up Call

Ohio

RSS Feeds

Syndicate content Add to Netvibes Subscribe with Bloglines
Add to Technorati Favorites
Add to Google

Send suggestions to: editor@politicker.com

Ohio: Freedom's Watch

Mon, 08/11/2008 - 13:10

Schuring denounces outside groups influencing race for 16th

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Conservative political advocacy group Freedom's Watch announced last week that it would be running radio ads against Democratic Congressional candidates state Sen. John Boccieri (D-Alliance) and Franklin Co. Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Columbus).

The ads running against Boccieri hit him on the issue of inaction to lower gas prices, just as robocalls from the group did last month.

There have been 29 comments posted in response to this story.
Thu, 08/07/2008 - 11:46

Boccieri responds to latest Freedom’s Watch ad buy

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

State Sen. John Boccieri (D-Alliance) responded to the news that conservative advocacy group Freedom's Watch would be running radio ads against him over the next several weeks that hit him on the issue of inaction to lower gas prices, just as robocalls from the group did last month.

The Boccieri camp said that the group is blaming Boccieri for high gas prices that he opposed.

There have been 29 comments posted in response to this story.
Wed, 08/06/2008 - 16:36

DCCC to run ads to counter Freedom's Watch

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Independent Expenditure announced Wednesday that it would be countering ads from conservative advocacy group Freedom's Watch run in Ohio against Franklin Co. Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Columbus), running in the 15th district, and state Sen. John Boccieri (D-Alliance), running in the 16th district.

Read More >
There have been 31 comments posted in response to this story.
Wed, 07/09/2008 - 15:10

Freedom's Watch targets Boccieri, Driehaus with robocalls

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Two Democratic state lawmakers running for Congress are being targeted by a new series of robocalls about gas prices from Freedom's Watch, the conservative-leaning advocacy group. The calls, which will begin today, will go out to residents represented by state Sens. John Boccieri and Steve Driehaus.

Read More >
There have been 33 comments posted in response to this story.
Mon, 06/30/2008 - 13:26

Ohio Dems, DCCC and Driehaus take aim at Chabot, Freedom’s Watch over gas prices

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=356|title=U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=160|height=195]Ohio Democrats, the DCCC and the campaign of state Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill) all took aim this weekend at U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood) and the conservative advocacy group Freedom's Watch over the issue of gas prices.

Read More >
There have been 30 comments posted in response to this story.
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 10:04

Chabot responds to Driehaus 'gas-tax call' release

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood) responded to a release from his opponent for Ohio's 1st Congressional district seat, Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill).

Chabot campaign manager James Schwartz responded this morning.

Read More >
There have been 34 comments posted in response to this story.
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 16:36

Driehaus responds to automated calls suggesting he has the ability to reduce, repeal gas tax

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=325|title=Congressional candidate Steve Driehaus|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=154|height=199]First Congressional District candidate Steve Driehaus (D-Cincinnati) "fired back" at what were referred to in a statement as Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot's "out-of-touch Washington hatchet men" for "misleading families" in the congressional district by making phone calls that suggested Driehaus has the ability to lower gas prices by reducing or repealing the state gas tax.

There have been 30 comments posted in response to this story.
Tue, 06/17/2008 - 18:32

Conservative advocacy group to launch robocalls against Space

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Freedom's Watch, the conservative advocacy group, is launching about three dozen robocalls over the next week targeting U.S. House members across the country, including one vulnerable incumbent in Ohio, PolitickerOH.com has learned.

The target list for the robocalls includes Democratic Rep. Zack Space, among a host of other members of Congress.

Read More >
There have been 33 comments posted in response to this story.