| Betty endures stale coffee & bad jokes to buy support |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Thursday, 26 May 2005 | |
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The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that State Auditor Betty D. Montgomery, who has voiced her personal opposition to an Ohio which allows law-abiding citizens to bear arms for self-defense, says she has the backing of 38 Republican county sheriffs in the race for GOP gubernatorial primary in 2006. From the story:
In recent weeks, Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell has been claiming front-runner status in the GOP primary, while Attorney General Jim Petro has been touting his support among elected GOP officials in Franklin and other counties. The sheriffs backing Montgomery account for 70 percent of the GOP sheriffs statewide, including those in Delaware, Licking, Madison and Union counties, Montgomery’s campaign said. "I’ve drank a lot of their stale coffee and listened to some pretty bad jokes," Montgomery quipped. Related Stories Anti-self-defense GOP candidate picks up dubious endorsement 2nd Amendment among Betty’s website ''keywords'', but content nonexistent Betty Montgomery to OFCC Coor.: No CCW because of ''dastardly'' attacks on cops Letter to OFCC: Montgomery confronted at Republican meeting over anti-CCW stance |