No way. Strickland’s adopted hometown of Lisbon isn’t even endorsing him.
http://www.turnaroundted.com/news/stricklands-adopted-hometown-says-choose-kasich
Strickland’s adopted hometown says - CHOOSE KASICH!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Governor Strickland likes to call Lisbon, Ohio “home”.
He likes speaking glowingly about eating oatmeal pie at the 24-hour diner or walking down the small town streets when he served in Congress.
So when it came down to whom his hometown newspaper would support in next week’s election, the choice was clear.
They endorsed John Kasich.
From the Morning Journal in Lisbon, Ohio:
Strickland has been as ineffective as Kasich is promising. Instead of spending the last two years solving the $8 billion projected deficit, he allowed the state to live off a federal government bailout and one-time revenue sources while leaving the budget woes for the next term and the next general assembly.
Despite losing 400,000 jobs during his four years in office, he failed to appoint a leader to the Ohio Department of Development for seven months. During the seven months without a Department of Development director, many businesses fled to other states, especially on the west side of the state where several moved to Indiana, which more aggressively courted their employment. He did nothing to stop one of the state’s biggest employers, NCR, from using stimulus money to move to Georgia.
His attempt to change Ohio’s prevailing wage and union preferences for public construction projects failed, meaning taxpayers will continue overpaying billions of dollars.
After promising to be the education governor if elected four years ago, Strickland unveiled an evidence-based school funding plan that had a longer school year and all-day kindergarten as its hallmark, but resulted in no measurable changes and no mechanism to pay for his proposals. In fact, the Ohio Department of Education has told school district treasurers to brace for 10 percent cuts in the next budget.
Strickland refuses to explain why he ignores performance audits that would make state departments more efficient. He also ignored the inspector general’s reports on potential corruption at the Department of Public Safety and the Ohio School Facilities Commission. He flip-flopped on gambling and the state now has rules that will result in big profits for casinos and little revenue for local governments.
Strickland claims to have some accomplishments. His administration was helpful in local economic development breakthroughs at the General Motors Lordstown complex and V&M Star. But most of the credit for these projects goes to union cooperation at GM and steel pipe demand created by the Marcellus Shale.
This is Ted Strickland’s record.
That cracks me up! Strickland is from Duck Run, a good 125 miles from Lisbon. Lisbon is part of the occupied territory of Western Pennsylvania.
I’ve not seen anything rino-ish from Kasich, and Strickland’s record is garbage. Too bad my Ohio relatives will probably vote for him again.