This is some great news from the Buckeye State:

Democrat Ted Strickland has surged to a surprising lead of 20 percentage points in the first Dispatch Poll on Ohio’s Nov. 7 race for governor.

Meanwhile, Democrat Sherrod Brown holds an 8-point edge in his bid to unseat two-term Republican Sen. Mike DeWine.

Strickland’s 47-to-27 advantage over GOP rival J. Kenneth Blackwell is fueled by a more than 3-to-1 lead among independent voters, combined with Blackwell’s inability to sell himself to Ohio Republicans.

If Blackwell ends up stealing pulling off this election, then my state of Ohio is all but destroyed. We really need a good man like Ted Strickland to take control of Columbus and start sweeping out the corruption that has plagued it for all to long.

If you get a minute, read the entire article as it provides some great insight into what lies ahead for not only Ohio, but the country as a whole.