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http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/15506480.htm">Akron Beacon Journal

Three in GOP to vote for Dem
Prominent Republicans supporting Strickland in gubernatorial race

By Dennis J. Willard
Beacon Journal Columbus Bureau

COLUMBUS - Extolling moderation, unity and leadership, three prominent Republicans stood with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland Tuesday to announce he would receive their support.

Charles Saxbe, a Columbus attorney with strong ties to GOP politics; Daniel Slane, a developer and former Ohio State University board of trustees chairman; and Betty Davis, former mayor of Mason in Republican-rich Warren County, said they were choosing the candidate over the party this fall.
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Davis, the former mayor from Mason near Kings Island, said her area backed President Bush in 2004 by 70 percent margins, but the moderate voices in her party are going to support candidates who will work with everyone to resolve the state's ills.

``I'm voting for the man, not the party,'' Davis said.

Now, from Republican fantasy land:

The Ohio Republican Party isn't abandoning Blackwell.

Bob Bennett, party chairman, issued a statement accusing Saxbe and Slane of playing both sides.

``The bottom line here is some people don't want real change in Columbus because they've made a fortune feeding off of the government trough. Ted Strickland represents the status quo, and he apparently has no problem taking contributions and endorsements from supporters of an administration he calls corrupt,'' Bennett said.

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1. and the eyes of many others

http://www.tedstrickland.com/page/s/republicans#Republicans%20for%20Strickland

Republicans for Strickland:

Mark Abramson, Toledo
James Altman Jr., Columbus
Joellen Altman, Columbus
Richard M. Anderson, Mechanicsburg
Ed Arthur, Lancaster
Gregory A. Baker, Mansfield
Diana G. Baker, Mansfield
Greg Bandy, Bridgeport
Brian Barger, Sylvania
Joy Bock, Pataskala
Brenda Bright-Lane, Ashland
Marsh Buckley, Mentor
John A. Carnahan, Columbus
John B. Carson, Garfield Heights
Barbara Catalano, Gates Mills
Stephen Cherrington, Circleville
Judy Chester, Columbus
John J. Chester Jr., Columbus
Jeffrey W. Circle, Long Bottom
Dennis Clark, Pomeroy
Alfred K. Cloke, Cincinnati
Dustin Cottrill, Londonderry
Cary R. Cooper, Maumee
Denise Cordle, Lancaster
Jim Cox, Athens
Sarah Cox, Athens
Donald N. Crane, Negley
Loanne Crane, Columbus
Daniel C. Davies, Columbus
Betty Davis, Mason
Wayne Davis, Mason
Timothy Dever, Manchester
James T. Dodds, Cadiz
James Doran, Marietta
Laurence A. Dutton, Hilliard
Harry Featherstone, Wooster
Ken Fisher, Granville
Frank Fleischer, North Canton
Patty Fletcher, Pickerington
Michael J. Franco, Westerville
Jeffrey L. Gainer, Akron
Detty Gregory, Reynoldsburg
Janet Gross, Columbus
Robert F. Gross, Columbus
Ben Hale, New Albany
Margaret Halter, Tallmadge
Wayne Hamner, Columbus
Tina Hamner, Columbus
Michael S. Harvey, Wadsworth
Perry K. Hill, Racine
Roberta Holzer, Gallipolis
David A. Horr, Portsmouth
John Howard, Chillicothe
Michelle Jander-Dalluge, Columbus
Richard Javorek, Chippewa Lake
Tom Jelepis, Bay Village
James Jenkins, West Union
Beth Jenkins, West Union
Lawrence C. Jenkins, Westerville
Stephanie Jones, Circleville
Lois M. Jones, Cincinnati
Henry Kauffman, Carroll
Ronald J. Kelley, Ironton
Russ Kelm, Columbus
James Kemp, Gallipolis
Melinda King, Elida
Arthur T. Kunkle, Steubenville
Jeffrey Kurz, Columbus
Dwain Langford, Elyria
Denise Larr, Powell
George Lee, Canfield
Megan Link, Columbus
Phil Long, Celina
Adam Loukx, Toledo
Brent Martin, Fairview Park
Rebecca Mayer, Ashland
Mary Miller, Port Clinton
Eric D. Moulton, Marysville
Kathy Mulcahy, Orange Village
John R. Newton, Clinton
Jerry Oberhaus, Holgate
Troy Paskell, Powell
Elizabeth Paskell, Powell
Margaret Quinn, Dayton
Carol Ray, Columbus
Frank Ray, Columbus
Paul F. Reining, Millersburg
Warren Reining, Athens
Frederick L. Reiterman, Columbus
Barbara Richards, Dublin
Caroline Richards, Cincinnati
Richard L. Richards, Dublin
William B. Roth, Columbus
Denver Ruggles, Aberdeen
Sharon Ruggles, Norwalk
Sue Ruppert, Franklin
Greg Ruppert, Miamisburg
Lawrence A. Ryan, Richfield
Charles "Rocky" Saxbe, Columbus
Martha S. Seaman, Cincinnati
Robert Secoy, Bryan
James R. Silver, Kent
Dr. Howard Sirak, Bexley
Dan Slane, Westerville
Wilbur Smith, Gahanna
Louise Smith, Gahanna
Simon Sokol, Columbus
Elizabeth Spangler, Circleville
David Spitznagel, Cincinnati
James L. Strohl Jr., Edon
Jerry Swanson, Orient
Michael Tagg, Mansfield
Jimmie Tipton, Germantown
Linda Tomlinson, West Carrollton
Dr. Michael Traina, Salem
Robert True, Warren
Joyce M. Turner, Mansfield
Sean Van Dyke, Avon
David C. Wagner, Alliance
Richard S. Walinski Ottawa, Hills
Roger Lee Wallace, Urbana
Gregory Ward, Urbana
Marcia Ward, Urbana
Anthony Werner, Worthington
Thomas West, Zaleski
Stephen W. Winegardner, Lancaster
Frank E. Wnek, Vermillion
Victoria Wolfe, Millersport
Tim Wright, Amelia
Ronald Wyss, Ada
Bernard K. Yenkin, Columbus