Do You Trust Central Committee?

 Each county in Ohio has a Republican and a Democrat Central Committee.  Members of these committees are elected for each voting precinct. In Clermont County the Republican Central Committee has voted to endorse candidates for the March 6th, Primary Election.  It is important to note that these candidates are endorsed by the "Central Committee" and NOT the Clermont County Republican Party.


Why is this?
The Central Committee is but a small part of the larger Republican voters in Clermont county that form the Republican Party.  The Central Committee's endorsement is but a recommendation to the party on who they believe should be our candidates for the November General Election.


Do NOT blindly follow your Central Committee, because it is we, Republican voters, who have the final say on March 6th as to who we want to be our Republican Candidate.


Do NOT use the Central Committee Voting Guide. Make up your own mind by informing yourself, and do not rely on others to do it for you.


     What you may not know is that the Tea Party now controls large portions of Central Committees.  In Clermont county it is about 40-45% of the Republican Central Committee.  You may have heard that the Tea Party is not running their own candidates as a 3rd party.  That is true, because they are doing it from within the Republican Party!


The Tea Party also claims to not endorse any candidates, but that is NOT exactly true.  The Clermont Liberty PAC IS the Tea Party and they DO endorse!


What is the problem with this?
The Tea Party is putting up candidates through the Republican Party to challenge ALL incumbents regardless of whether or not they have been doing a good job in there elected offices.


For example:


Incumbent Prosecutor, Don White has been serving Clermont County and the Republican Party since 1988 on a part time salary, but now they would have you vote for Vince Faris who will increase county spending by becoming a full time prosecutor with a full time salary.  How will the prosecutors office pay for this? Will where the money come from? Will Faris lay off workers from the prosecutors office to pay for this?


Incumbent Common Pleas Clerk of Courts Barb Wiedenbein is being challenged by David Uible who is endorsed by the Clermont Liberty PAC even though her office generated a $1,000,000 surplus given to the Clermont County General Fund!  When governments are running deficits she has created a surplus in our county.


     The Tea Party is supposed to stand for Fiscal Responsibility, Limited Government, and Free Markets.  Yet they are putting up candidates that may very well increase the operating cost of government in Clermont County!


     The last candidate they supported was Archie Wilson who raised government spending when he came to office by giving government employees raises when his opponent Scott Croswell III wanted to impose a pay freeze!


Voters, turn the TV off, throw away the mailers, hang up the phone, and tell your friends you can make up your own mind.