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Kasich beats incumbent rat Strickland. Republicans are sweeping statewide offices.

Kasich Wins Ohio Governor's Race

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Exit Polls: AR Boozman (R) Defeats Licoln (D), WI: Johnson (R) defeats Feingold (D), OH: Portman (R) defeats Fisher (D)

Sad. They barely filled half of the arena. [photo] The end of hope and change. The Caucus reported: President Obama wrapped up a weekend of last-minute campaigning in Ohio on Sunday, addressing Democrats in an indoor arena that, in a sign of the “enthusiasm gap” that the president is working so hard to close, was little more than half full. About 8,000 people attended...

This guy may have the NRA's endorsement, but the people he can influence and help elect will work against your/our interests. Would like to hear if any Freepers are planning to vote for this guy ...

When President Barak Obama came to this same place in Ohio two years ago, up to 80,000 people tried to jam into the same auditorium which only allowed only 13,000 to see then Presidential candidate Obama. Today, only up to 8,000 people bothered to show up. NOT GOOD for President Obama because if the people he campaigned for LOSE and LOSE BIG in a MAJOR ELECTION state such as Ohio in 2010, President Obama CAN KISS ANY RE-ELECTION HOPE in 2012 GOODBYE. While panic begins to set in for the Democrats in Ohio,meanwhile CBS news reporter Cynthia Bowers who had...

Brack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden made their last campaign rally appearance in a nearly half-empty college arena in Cleveland today.CBS News' Mark Knoller Tweeted that the Democrat National Committtee says that the 13,600 seat arena had about 8,000 in attendance for the rally held at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center.Before the rally, the Associated Press speculated that the crowd was not going to fill the arena.Obama's (sic) was expected to appear about 2:30 p.m. at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center. A crowd was trickling in about an hour before the president was expected, raising questions whether the arena,...

With the past few days given over to Democratic triumphalism, the reality is that the big picture remains roughly the same for Democrats. In Ohio, it's getting so bad for Democrats that the Democratic Governors Association, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee are actively weighing their level of commitment.Public and private polling from the state suggests that Democrats will lose the governor's mansion, currently held by Ted Strickland, the Senate race (for an open seat that was held by a Republican), and at least four House races (OH 01, OH 15, OH 13, OH 16)....

Ohio Republican Rob Portman holds a narrow lead over Democrat Lee Fisher in a Senate race marked by voter worries about a stumbling economy and high unemployment, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday. Portman, director of the Office of Budget and Management and the U.S. Trade Representative under former President George W. Bush, leads Fisher 43 percent to 36 percent among likely voters less than three months before the November 2 election for the open Senate seat. In the race for governor, Republican challenger John Kasich leads incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland by 48 percent to 39 percent among...

The players are the same, and the numbers haven’t changed. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the governor’s race in Ohio finds Republican John Kasich with a 47% to 40% lead over incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland - for the second month in a row. Three percent (3%) of Likely Voters in the state prefer some other candidate, and 10% are undecided.

Eileen Lazear says she can't afford much, but she wants to do what she can to help elect Ohio's next governor. That's why Lazear, a retired Upper Arlington resident, has given Republican nominee John Kasich a $25 contribution each month for the past year and plans to continue doing so until the Nov. 2 election. "It's all I can afford, but I want to do it because I believe we need a better government," Lazear said. Kasich's campaign points to contributions from voters such as Lazear as evidence that there is a difference in gras-roots support in his race with...

Obama to visit Columbus on Friday President will deliver opening words at a ceremony Updated: Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010, 1:10 PM EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) - Air Force One will touch down in Ohio's capital city when President Obama visits on June 18. Obama will visit Columbus to meet with workers and deliver remarks at the groundbreaking of a road project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. U.S. Route 40 is set to be resurfaced along with bridge work on Interstate 71, among other projects made possible by the recovery and reinvestment act.

Despite a favorable electoral climate for Republicans and former Rep. Rob Portman's huge funding advantage over his Democratic opponent in the contest for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat, polls show the race in a dead heat. Conservatives and "tea party" activists say Mr. Portman's record as a moderate Republican has failed to fire up not only core GOP voters but also what may prove just as important to victory - the "tea party" movement. Complicating the picture is the failure of that movement to meet expectations in some of the May 4 Ohio GOP primary elections. Mr. Portman's resume, though extensive,...

Voters went to the polls on May 4 to cast ballots in their respective primaries and selected a large number of pro-gun candidates as their party nominees for the general election. U.S. Senate Republican Rob Portman was unopposed, but the outcome of the Democrat contest ensured that, come November, the pro-gun Portman will face the most anti-gun candidate the Democrats have to offer. Former Handgun Control Inc. board member Lee Fisher, the BFA F-rated Lieutenant Governor who once said he'd never met a gun control law he didn't like, defeated Jennifer Bruner, who received a C- grade from BFA. U.S....

Putting money where their mouths are helped Republican businessmen Tom Ganley and Jim Renacci win crowded congressional primaries for the chance to unseat Democratic incumbents this November. Ganley, a Brecksville auto dealer who lent his campaign more than $2 million, bested five shoestring challengers looking to take on Rep. Betty Sutton of Copley Township this fall. "I think I am running on adrenaline right now," an excited Ganley said after declaring victory at his campaign headquarters in Broadview Heights. He said his November campaign will focus on his record of creating jobs and managing money. "As a businessman, the term...

CINCINNATI — State officials reported on Friday that March's jobless rate is now at 11 percent. That's up from 10.9 in February. The rate is now the highest since September 1983, ONN's Lot Tan reported. "It's so sad, it just devastates me. I cried for a long time. It was a major part of my life," said Peggy Abbott. For nearly 20 years, Abbott dedicated her life to her job. She worked hard, started at the bottom and worked her way to the top. "I made it all the way up to office manager, and I was making good money,"...

The Columbus Dispatch reports that Democrats switching to the Republican party outnumbered Republicans switching to the Democratic party by about 7-to-1 as of Tuesday in Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland. In 2008, the figures favored Democrats 5-to-1. In Hamilton County, which includes Cincinnati, about 9 times as many Democrats have switched parties.

Tuesday, a brick was thrown though a window at the Republican Party's headquarters in Marion, Ohio, 50 miles north of Columbus. It would appear fans of Gateway Pundit would be about the only ones outside the local area who would know this. Virtually no other establishment media outlet has been involved in reporting on this incident. Meanwhile, the fact that a window was broken at Hamilton County, Ohio's Democratic headquarters was reported nationwide. Here are portions of the coverage at the Marion Star: 'Stop right wing' is message to local GOP Delivered via brick through HQ window Two Republican party...

While the Ohio governor’s race is now a virtual tie, there’s been little movement again this month in the state’s contest for the U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in Ohio finds Republican Rob Portman still slightly ahead of his two chief Democratic rivals, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The battle is over the seat now held by retiring GOP Senator George Voinovich. Portman leads Fisher 43% to 38%, with 14% of voters still undecided. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate. The former GOP congressman posts a 45% to...