What is this “hard-right” nonsense ? That’s media liberalspeak. Using that sort of language still doesn’t change what I said. Do the Senators serve us or do we serve them ? DeWine would’ve been there to vote “no” on Porkulus had he not given the finger to the base prior to the ‘06 election. Why don’t you blame the person responsible instead of attacking the voters for not supporting someone who REFUSED to do what they wanted ? I don’t vote for people who ignore my wishes, and I voted against my RINO Senator last year and for a “None of the Above” candidate (partly because the RINO was pandering more to Democrats than to his own GOP base, and the Dems were VERY happy with him — and this in a now heavily and growing GOP state that voted for McCain on par with Nixon’s 1972 blowout).
With respect to Kasich, he might win, but I think we need younger blood in there with a strong commitment to reform. Of course, Ohio went through most of the Reagan era without a Republican leader in the top three offices (when the Socialist Democrat Metzenbaum and Glenn and Gov. Celeste dominating). If Kasich wins, it will also be partly because of the unpopularity of the False Messiah in the 2010 midterms.
Ohio is key to any GOP presidential election, we have to win in Ohio. Too many states are being turned over to Dems...run candidates with broad appeal...conservative and others.
The other problem for national elections which no one has mentioned is Florida...how are we going to win national elections in Florida?