Right On The Right

Ohio readers, and astute readers in general, will know that back before the Ohio Primary Cycle I made two big endorsements. I decided to endorse Kirk Schuring for Ohio's 16th and Paul Phillips for Ohio's 18th. Kirk won his Primary by a hair and Paul Phillips lost out to Fred Dailey, the former Secretary of Agriculture here in Ohio. Since then, boy have there been problems with the Schuring campaign. I haven't received one press release since the victory back in March, and sources close to the campaign say it has to do with a big internal shake-up. Whether it be staff-related or money-related, I know that bloggers are being left out in the cold. I'm not the only one. I did a quick search of Weapons of Mass Discussion, a site known for having all the campaign news, and the last mention of the Schuring race was the night after primary night! Can you say media blackout? Meanwhile, from the Dailey campaign, whom I didn't endorse...:

Mount Vernon, OH) – Fred Dailey, Republican candidate for Congress in Ohio's 18th District, praised the 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down the District of Columbia Gun Ban. This decision clearly protects the rights of U.S. citizens to bear arms.

"The Supreme Court made a common-sense ruling today to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms," Dailey said. "This decision affirms that our second amendment right is an individual right and that firearms will continue to be a part of the American culture. This decision also underscores the importance of having a Supreme Court that defends our constitutional rights instead of legislating from the bench."

And that's just one of about half a dozen press releases I've received from Dailey's camp. In all honesty, I thought Dailey would have a harder time reaching out to bloggers, but he obviously chose the staff to do it. Schuring has dropped the ball and is quickly losing the battle for blog coverage. I decided to investigate the Schuring problem, but the real problem is there's no one to talk to. It took me days of digging and all I've been told is the internal shake-up has left media advisories not being sent out to the blogosphere and staff unpaid. Stay classy Kirk, and good job to Dailey. ROTR endorses Fred Dailey for Ohio's 18th Congressional District, and I am left baffled by the events coming out of Schuring's HQ in Canton.