A recent Columbus Dispatch story reports that Ohio's more conservative voters say their backing of Taft comes with reservations.

Among other things they list as points of contention, they tell the story of one Ned Burden, 38, a Honda employee from Sidney. Ned spoke for many of us when he told the Dispatch that he backs Taft reluctantly, since he would like the governor to get behind a House-passed bill permitting law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons.

Several people have contacted us this fall regarding our thoughts on a protest vote for liberal Democrat Tim Hagan this November.

While we did promote sending a message to Taft in the primary via protest voting, to let him know that his base is unhappy. But while OFCC PAC will in no way lend financial support to the Taft campaign, we do NOT support the protest vote strategy in the general election.

While the things that are known about Hagan are bad enough (severely anti-gun, severly liberal), it's the unknowns which we really fear.
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Derrick Seaver (D - 78), 20, is running for re-election after the Auglaize County man became the youngest person to become an Ohio legislator when he took office two years ago. He is a proven pro-Concealed Cary Reform voter, and OFCC PAC has endorsed his candidacy.

At 18, Kenneth Bailey (D) is trying to become a state legislator. He graduated from Norwalk High School in May, and now he campaigns from sunup to well past sundown in the 58th District. He is one of three Statehouse candidates on the November ballot who are under age 21.

Yes, these guys know they’re young.

So young that this is the first election in which Mr. Bailey can vote. None of the three candidates can legally drink. Mr. Bailey lives at home, and his parents help run his campaign.

But they're not too young to understand the Constitution. Both Seaver and Bailey support the right of Ohioans to carry concealed weapons for self-defense, as recognized in Ohio's constitution.

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