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Moral Issues Still Strong in Ohio Elections
COLUMBUS, Ohio
(AP) - Ohio House Speaker Armond Budish discovered the hard way that moral
issues remain strong this election year.
Last week, Budish stopped a plan to give floor recognition to a teen who had
won an oratory contest sponsored by the National Right to Life organization.
Before the issue was over, 19-year-old Elisabeth Trisler of Shelby County
and her mother were appearing on Fox News.
Budish is a Democrat. He said he wasn't trying to censor an anti-abortion
viewpoint. He said he'd only wanted to avoid a potentially divisive issue.
University of Dayton political scientist Grant Neeley
says the incident shows how instant communications and 24-hour cable will be able
to magnify even the smallest events as the 2010 election approaches.
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