Finally, after off-and-on remarks of his candidacy, Republican George Voinovich, who initially supported Kucinich in 1977, decided to give up his position as lieutenant governor of Ohio to run on July 26.

[1] Most expected a heated campaign between the two politicians of South Slavic descent (Kucinich being a Croat and Voinovich a Serb).

Early in the race, Kucinich jumped on a quote that Voinovich made to The New York Times on August 26: "I like fat cats.

"[3] Part of Kucinich's campaign tactics involved distributing political pamphlets throughout the city entitled "Who Owns Voinovich?"

The cover illustration depicted three fat cats with Voinovich in front of them with handfuls of money.