Ed Patru Quotations

The perception that candidates who are war veterans are influencing the national party is wrong.

What we're seeing around the country is a concerted effort by Democrats to manufacture momentum by talking up a lot of candidates with no resources.

He's certainly not polished. It remains to be seen if he can speak intelligently on any issue.

We take nothing for granted. It's a race we're keeping our eye on, but we're confident.

Ken Lucas should say if Nancy Pelosi would be his choice for Speaker of the House.

It is a race that we're absolutely watching.

Our campaigns aren't run on national messages, we're talking about local issues.

National Democrats are creating hot air in an attempt to fill in their credibility gap on national security.

The thing about the boomer generation is the sheer volume of it.

This is a prime pick-up opportunity for Republicans.

It's a political document through and through. The headline is all you need to know it's a political document. It's nothing more than Democrats using official resources to promote political talking points.

Anytime you are campaigning from that kind of position, the challenge of defeating an incumbent becomes that much more difficult.

Candidates with broad-based support and both Strickland and Clinton behind them don't have to cut themselves checks for half a million dollars.

Charlie Wilson is a badly wounded candidate on life support.

Charlie Wilson has proven he's either habitually careless, or simply doesn't believe he has to play by the same rules that every other Ohioan has to -- that he's above the law. Either way, Charlie Wilson's actions are unacceptable for someone pursuing the public trust.

He's most vulnerable now. The more times he's able to win in this district, the more difficult it will be to defeat him.