Note to any elected official, or person seeking public office.  Don’t take political advice from the press – having a reporter dispense political advice is like having a dog catcher dispense medical advice – it makes no sense, and it just isn’t their strong suit.  From Ohio.com:

Republicans are doing everything they can to put Brunner’s name in negative headlines across the state. She inadvertently helps them far too often.

Brunner is a target because her office is one of five on the apportionment board that will decide how state legislative lines are redrawn after the 2010 election.
But don’t place any bets on Husted running against her.

There’s a far better path for the speaker to follow as he positions himself to run for governor in 2014: becoming state treasurer.  The reasons the treasurer’s race is the smarter move on the political chessboard are obvious in the short and long term for Husted.

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