DISCUSSION: A CASE OF POLITICAL "BOB 'N' WEAVE?"

When Todd Bosley was running for county commissioner, he sat down with Sheriff Tim Swanson and asked for his support in his race against sitting commissioner Richard Regula.

Swanson told Bosley in so many words that he didn't have a problem with Regula and that, though he would support Bosley quietly for the reason they were both Democrats, Bosley should not expect Swanson to go high profile against Regula.

In fact, there was a flap about one of Swanson's deputies appearing in the background of a Regula video political ad.

Some Democrats suspected that Swanson privately supported Regula. Supporting Republicans is nothing new to Swanson because he very publicly supported Republican Betty Montgomery over Democrat Marc Dann for attorney general (which turns out to have been a smart move - if you care about the integrity of the attorney general's office). Also, Swanson has told the STARK COUNTY POLITICAL REPORT (The Report) that he has attended Republican Kirk Schuring's fundraiser(s) (when he wasn't running for Congress) and that he was taken to task by Stark County chair Johnnie A. Maier, Jr.

So does Bosley support Swanson or not?

The quotes from today's Alliance Review piece (which is follow-up article dealing with the Stark County Fair flap that Dordea and the Stark County Republican initiated) could be taken either way. The Report suspects this could be sort of a comeuppance from Bosley to Swanson for Swanson's questionable support of Bosley in the commissioner's race. At the very least, Bosley is doing a political "bob 'n' weave."

Question: How do you take the Bosley statements? Does he or does he not support fellow Democrat Swanson?