[oceanview]

any candidate we sent up, we need to be asking:

- what state could/can he win that Bush didn't win in 2000/2004?
- can he win Ohio?

if we can't accomplish any "takeaways" from the Dem column that Gore 2000 and Kerry 2004 got, and we have to place all our chips on Ohio again - that prospect scares me.

[tcrlaf]

"can he win Ohio?"

Ohio may WIN ITSELF for us...

Democrats are fast pushing the NAZI agenda there, and the people are starting to get up about ALL the current crop of politicians...

[Dolphy]

...and we have to place all our chips on Ohio again - that prospect scares me.

It does me as well. It's a pretty sobering when dreaming about the perfect candidate.

[The Pack Knight]

and we have to place all our chips on Ohio again - that prospect scares me.

I don't know how much this means, but we have had a massive influx of Ohio expats down here in NC in the last few years. The preponderance seem to be from the northern half of the state, particularly from the Akron-Canton and Cleveland areas. When I moved down here from Ohio 10 years ago, I was the only Ohioan I knew down here. It's anecdotal, but it could be indicative of a population shift in Ohio since 2004. If northern Ohio is losing people faster than, say, southeast Ohio, then that works in our favor.