Recent actions by Jennifer Brunner show what a difference having a Democratic Secretary of State makes as opposed to having Ken Blackwell. The Akron Beacon Journal's website, www.ohio.com, reported in an entry dated October 5, 2007, that Brunner broke a 2-2 tie on the Summit County Elections Board by ruling that independent candidates, who had ties to the Summit County Republican Party, couldn't appear on the November ballot.
Alex Arshinkoff, the Summit County GOP Chair, was suspected of getting people to run as independents to help GOP candidates defeat Democrats in races for Clerk of Court for the Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court and Barberton Law Director. With regard to the Clerk's race, Brunner ruled that the candidates had handed in their petitions late. With regard to the Barberton Law Director's race, Brunner ruled that Edna Boyle, a Republican who was defeated in the 2006 primary for Ninth District Court of Appeals Judge, wasn't really an independent. All in all a very neat illustration of what a difference a Democratic SOS can make in Ohio politics.
Showing posts with label Alex Arshinkoff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alex Arshinkoff. Show all posts
Friday, October 05, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Trouble in the Elephant Herd: State Senator Tries to Oust Summit County GOP Chair
The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that State Senator Kevin Coughlin is challenging Summit County GOP Chair Alex Arshinkoff. You can read the whole article by clicking on the link in this entry's title.
Like all family feuds, this one promises to be bitter. One of Arshinkoff's allies, Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart, refers to Coughlin as being "nuttier than a fruitcake." Coughlin says that Arshinkoff is "too paranoid, too vindictive" and is vengeful and, apparently for those reasons, should be replaced as county chair.
Of course Coughlin didn't mind Arshinkoff's personality traits when he was helping Kevin become a State Senator. It is hard to imagine any Republican office-holder objecting to a person being vindictive and paranoid since Bubble-Boy Bush and his brain, King Karl Rove, built their entire political operations out of fear, mistrust, and vindictiveness.
The only difference is that Coughlin is term-limited in 2010 and doesn't know what he is going to do next. He apparently wanted to run for State Auditor in 2006 but Arshinkoff backed Taylor instead of him. So now he plans to get even by replacing Arshinkoff on the grounds that Alex is too vindictive? Only to a self-righteous Republican like Coughlin would that make any sense. Republicans just don't have a sense of irony.
Like all family feuds, this one promises to be bitter. One of Arshinkoff's allies, Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart, refers to Coughlin as being "nuttier than a fruitcake." Coughlin says that Arshinkoff is "too paranoid, too vindictive" and is vengeful and, apparently for those reasons, should be replaced as county chair.
Of course Coughlin didn't mind Arshinkoff's personality traits when he was helping Kevin become a State Senator. It is hard to imagine any Republican office-holder objecting to a person being vindictive and paranoid since Bubble-Boy Bush and his brain, King Karl Rove, built their entire political operations out of fear, mistrust, and vindictiveness.
The only difference is that Coughlin is term-limited in 2010 and doesn't know what he is going to do next. He apparently wanted to run for State Auditor in 2006 but Arshinkoff backed Taylor instead of him. So now he plans to get even by replacing Arshinkoff on the grounds that Alex is too vindictive? Only to a self-righteous Republican like Coughlin would that make any sense. Republicans just don't have a sense of irony.
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