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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Blaming Gov. Bob Taft for the apparent
failure of Issue 1 to gain support among Ohio voters, backers of the
issue may be ready to throw their campaign cash behind Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Tim Hagan.
Issue 1 would require Ohio judges to offer treatment rather then
jail to certain drug offenders. Polls indicate the proposed
constitutional amendment is likely to be defeated in the Nov. 5
election.
"If we can't pass drug reform in Ohio through the initiative process
because the governor's stacked the deck against us, it may make more
sense for us to try to change who the governor is," said Bill
Zimmerman, head of the Ohio Campaign for New Drug Policies.
He said a decision on whether to shift the issue's television
advertising money to support of Hagan will be made after Tuesday
night's first debate between Hagan and the Republican governor.
Pubdate: Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Source: Associated Press (Wire)
Copyright: 2002 Associated Press
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failure of Issue 1 to gain support among Ohio voters, backers of the
issue may be ready to throw their campaign cash behind Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Tim Hagan.
Issue 1 would require Ohio judges to offer treatment rather then
jail to certain drug offenders. Polls indicate the proposed
constitutional amendment is likely to be defeated in the Nov. 5
election.
"If we can't pass drug reform in Ohio through the initiative process
because the governor's stacked the deck against us, it may make more
sense for us to try to change who the governor is," said Bill
Zimmerman, head of the Ohio Campaign for New Drug Policies.
He said a decision on whether to shift the issue's television
advertising money to support of Hagan will be made after Tuesday
night's first debate between Hagan and the Republican governor.
Pubdate: Tue, 15 Oct 2002
Source: Associated Press (Wire)
Copyright: 2002 Associated Press
Continues: MapInc
