What's so good about Goodman?

Seriously, I've been trying to figure this out. The guy's got no campaign website, his supporters say things like this: "David Goodman is a good STate Senator and is supported by both Democrats and Republicans. We need more elected officials like Goodman.."

Goodman is a good man? That's the best you've got? Okay, so there's a television ad with more...

David Goodman supported the effort to keep Ohio’s children safe by helping establish the state’s Amber Alert system for missing or abducted children. Goodman voted for mandatory sentencing for sexual predators to put them behind bars where they belong. "David Goodman, leadership for a change."

As the Dispatch AdWatch points out, he did not lead the push for the Amber Alert law, he joined in the Unanimous Support of this bill in the legislature. Is there any better example of NOT providing leadership than simply going along with an overwhelming majority? And leadership for a change??? He's a Republican, in a State Senate that has been Republican for the political equivalent of geological epochs.

I like Emily Kreider. I am a Democrat. That was enough for me to get involved. I'd like to make rational arguments as to why Emily would be better than Mr. Goodman. Right now, Mr. Goodman's claim to goodness is that he doesn't like sexual predators going after children.

Mr. Goodman, not even sexual predators are in favor of laws that would allow sexual predators to go after children.

Emily Kreider has a background not only in social work, but in running a child-oriented business. It won't take voters long to figure out who cares about children.

I'm starting to think that the conventional wisdom, that having a debate is always a greater benefit to a challenger, might not apply to the upcoming Oct. 04 debate at Otterbein. As far-fetched as it seems, Mr. Goodman might finally say something that would give someone (anyone!) an excuse to vote for him. Stranger things have happened.