Obama ignores that reality and Ohio went for not only in 2008, but again in 2012. What gives????!!!!
went for him....
No, Obama reassured everyone for 5 straight years that he wasn’t interested in their guns and then he showed his true colors once he was safely into his second term as we all knew he would. 2008 was largely a referndum on the Iraq war and the economic crash which Republicans were succesfully blamed for. We did fire our Democratic Governor and replaced him with Republican John Kasich however. All that being said, Ohio is not a single issue state and our elections typically boil down to urban versus rural voters. If the Republican candidate doesn’t motivate rural voters and the democratic candidate doesn’t scare them enough, the Democrat will win. I think rural Ohio voters are sufficiently scared of the democratic party at this point, We just need a Republican that can motivate them now.
AlaskaErik wrote “What gives????!!!!”
AE, this is what gives, in OH. The vote across the state is very highly controlled by the vote in four key areas; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and (to a lesser extent) Dayton. If you look at a voting results map of OH, 2012, you will very clearly see the demarcation. Those metros ALL voted heavily for Zero. In some precincts, more votes were cast for the 0bamunists than there were registered voters.
Look at the rest of the state, though, and you see the conservative voices.
Those of us in the ‘non-metro’ areas (some might even say ‘rural’) still vote on principle, stand up for freedom, and very clearly support and defend the Constitution as written and intended by the Founders.
We are out here. And, we are ready. Many of us, however, are unable to attend rallies and such through the week so that we can continue to subsidize the lazy gasbags who would have us all kowtow to Washington.