A new PPP poll has Ohio Governor John Kasich tying Florida Governor Rick Scott at a race to the bottom of approval ratings. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor John Kasich’s job performance? Approve 33% Disapprove 56% Not sure 11% PPP also asked about a hypothetical do-over of last year’s election and found that […]
Yup today is primary day here in the Buckeye state. The big race to watch will be the Democratic primary for Republican George Voinovich’s seat. Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher is up against Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The winner will face Republican Rob Portman, who left the house to serve as the U.S. Trade Representative […]
The buckeye state isn’t growing that fast: Ohio could lose two seats in Congress as a result of waning population growth according to Census numbers. The figures, which were released on Wednesday, show that the Buckeye State’s population grew by only 14,573 people over the past decade, or one-tenth of one percent. Ohio Gov. Ted […]
After countless failed attempts over the past couple of decades, Ohio has finally passed an issue allowing gambling in the state. The opponents of issue 3 warned of prostitution, drugs and all kinds of things like that, but finally the voters of Ohio ignored them and approved the measure. It’s about time considering we have […]
Today’s Washington Times has an article talking about a battle going on between the Ohio GOP and John McCain: In Ohio, long-boiling friction between the McCain campaign and the state Republican Party on a variety of issues reached a new intensity over a complicated local gambling question. The state Republican Party’s central committee had voted […]
This one from right here in the Buckeye state: A 22-year-old intern was given the responsibility of safeguarding the personal information of thousands of state employees, a security procedure that ended up backfiring. The names and Social Security numbers of all 64,000 Ohio state employees were stolen last weekend from a state agency intern who […]
We have become center stage for the election season here in Ohio. Today’s Washington Post takes a big look at the influence of the Buckeye State: Within hours of trouncing Sen. Mike DeWine (R) to become the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Ohio since 1992, Rep. Sherrod Brown heard from a trio […]
This is from today’s Columbus Dispatch Things are looking real Blue here in the buckeye state and talk around the country is we could be a pivotal state in determining the ruling party in the House now. The Ohio Democrats GOTV effort this week should also provide the extra buffer needed to prevent any funny […]
The OH-1 race is starting to gain attention as becoming more of a hot ticket item. MSNBC has this to say about it: Ohio-01: No election tapestry would be complete without an Ohio race this cycle. The reason to highlight this fight is because it’s a district that was previously redrawn to make Republican Rep. […]
The Washington Post has published a great article about Bush’s trip to the Buckeye state today in support of Blackwell: President Bush, whose own popularity is just so-so, put the weight of his office behind the struggling candidacy of conservative Kenneth Blackwell, helping raise $1.5 million Wednesday for the Republican’s campaign for governor. Bush won […]