2014 Gubernatorial Races: An Early Take- Part 5

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  June 14th at 01:20 AM  | 

If ever there was a region where incumbent Republican governors can experience the great GOP gubernatorial apocalypse, it is the upper Midwest. Three of the races involve Republican incumbents who rode the Republican wave of 2010 into office. They are Rick Snyder in Michigan, John Kasich in Ohio and Scott Walker in Wisconsin. That potential loss of three Governor’s offices may be mitigated by a | Read More »

2 days to Election Day: Ohio

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  November 4th at 09:09 AM  | 

Ohio has been the most stubborn state for Mitt Romney to gain any traction in the polls. In a state heavily polled in October, Romney managed to lead in only three of them and tied Obama in another five polls. Since the end of September, Obama has consistently polled near or above the 50% level. While the state is not exactly enamored with Obama, Mitt | Read More »

A Word About Polls and What They Mean

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  September 17th at 07:15 PM  | 

Statistics are a wonderful thing because they can be interpreted a variety of ways and spun for political advantage. For example, the unemployment rate is pretty straightforward and always has been. Yet, in 2008 the Democratic Party and Barack Obama have “analyzed” the fact that a rate above 8% is improvement. They also have analyzed straightforward economic data to the conclusion that the stimulus, which | Read More »

Stubborn Ohio

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  August 14th at 09:50 AM  | 

There is an old adage- but actually relatively new in US history- that the road to the Presidency runs through Ohio. And, in fact, the last time the voters of Ohio sided with a losing candidate was in 1960 when they opted for Republican Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy. This year, it would appear that Ohio is poised to yet again be a major | Read More »

Around the U.S. in 50 Days: Ohio

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  January 30th at 04:29 PM  | 

In 2008, Ohio broke for Obama with 51% of the vote. However, Republicans managed to sweep to victories two short years later. This year, as far as the presidential race goes, one cannot be so sure of an outcome. Ohio has sent missed signals in 2011. While they voted to overturn SB5 which restricted collective bargaining rights for public worker union employees (a “victory” for | Read More »

Meet Dennis Kucinich: A Modern Day Carpetbagger

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  May 6th at 08:50 AM  | 

     There is an interesting story developing in Congressional politics in Ohio.  As a result of the 2010 census, Ohio is losing two Congressional seats in 2012.  Since the legislature of Ohio is Republican and since the loss of population in Ohio is centered in the Cleveland area, it would appear that a Congressional seat in that area is being lost or merged within an | Read More »

Ohio: The Democratic Killing Fields

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  October 26th at 02:50 AM  | 

     Ohio has played a pivotal role in Presidential politics for years now.  It was the key state for Bush in 2004.  In 2008, it went to Obama.  The axiom that you cannot win the Presidency without winning Ohio still stands.  Considering that Ohio should be a debacle for the Democratic Party in 2010 may be the handwriting on the wall for Obama in 2012. | Read More »