Antiabortion activists, "ang[ered]" that Ohio Gov. Bob Taft (R) has chosen for his reelection campaign a running mate who supports abortion rights, want Taft to be "disinvite[d]" from a Lake County Republican Party dinner where he is scheduled to speak on March 4, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Dawn Slike, director of operations for Lake County Right to Life, called Taft's selection of running mate Jennette Bradley "an outrageous decision" and sent e-mail messages to "dozens" of Republicans in northeast Ohio urging them to ask that Taft's invitation to the dinner be rescinded. However, Lake County GOP Chair Dale Fellows said yesterday that he knew nothing about "a concerted effort to disinvite the governor," adding that reservations for the dinner were "pouring in." Taft, who supports abortion only in cases of rape or incest or if the pregnant woman's life is in danger, announced on Feb. 12 that he had chosen Bradley as his running mate for the gubernatorial race in November. "Gov. Taft was elected to serve every Ohioan and to best represent their divergent beliefs. Jennette Bradley complements that responsibility," Ohio Republican Party spokesperson Jason Mauk said. Bradley, who currently sits on the Columbus City Council, has said that she would support Taft's view on abortion as the official policy of their administration. Ohio Right to Life, which endorsed Taft in 1998, said that its "political action rules" prevent it from endorsing Taft-Bradley in 2002, according to ORL Executive Director Denise Mackura (Hallett, Columbus Dispatch, 2/27). If elected, Bradley would become Ohio's first African-American lieutenant governor (Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report, 2/22).