[neefer]

I agree with your view of Strickland. If he was willing to through his own party under the bus, he might get reelected. Many of Ohio's problems have been caused by the federal government. For example, a Cleveland bank was bought by a PA bank that received bailout money, sending thousands of jobs to Pittsburgh.

I know he's not the ideal TrueConservativeTM many on FR yearn for, but few people are
Until the party starts leaning farther right, I will not vote for a GOP candidate because he is the lesser of two evils. I'm half hoping the Republican party goes the way of the Whigs and a true conservative party takes its place.

[chimera]

... I will not vote for a GOP candidate because he is the lesser of two evils. ...

Well, I know it seems that way a lot of times, and our political system does not always offer us an ideal candidate on all counts, but in this case the governor's election in Ohio offers a pretty clear choice. Kasich generally believes in free enterprise, lower taxes, and smaller government. Strickland believes in more government as the solution to our problems. On the one hand, we have a believer in making a better climate for businesses in the state, so as to generate jobs and enhanced opportunities for individual success, as opposed to a politician who views business basically as a cash cow for the government, to be regulated and taxed rather than nurtured and encouraged. A pretty clear choice, on balance. The voters can choose which way they want to go. JMO, of course.