both TonyRo76 and LasVegasDave.
Posted on 12/07/2008 4:49:59 PM PST by buccaneer81
OH Dems are becoming as corrupt as the Republicans they replaced. The Dem AG and SoS allow voter fraud. Plus they use state resources to investigate Joe the Plumber. Total outrage. The OH-15 is a classic bell weather district. Bush barely carried it on 2000 and 2004. Considering how sharply OH turned to the Dem side in recent years, it was remarkable Stivers was competitive.
Not any more. The 'Rats took over the House side of the state government. OH mostly mirrors the national trend, going left. We have a 'Rat governor who absolutely slaughtered a trueconservativeTM in '06, and basically took over all of the state's elected posts (which is why you have 'Rat operatives in government running background checks on ordinary citizens who question The Holy Messiah Obomba). The 'Rats now outnumber 'Pubs in the Congressional delegation.
The state has turned blue, no question about it. Unemployment is going through the roof and jobs are leaving the state in droves, but the Governor spends a huge amount of time on the campaign trail turning handsprings for Obomba. It's turning into a twin of Michigan from an economic and political viewpoint.
Wow! I missed that one!
That means between 2004 and 2008 the Ohio House went from 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats to 53 Democrats and 46 Republicans. Thats a swing of 14 Seats! WOW.
At the Least the Senate is still overwhelming Republican. That should hold up the Dem’s takin over the Redistricting Process by themselves.
My hope is that the state loses some congressional seats after the 2010 census. Maybe a place like LA or TX can gain some. But I have to be careful on that wish, too. Some of the southern states are also turning blue (e.g., NC, FL, and VA).
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