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Kasich leads by 17 points, new Quinnipiac Poll says ShareThis Thursday, September 16, 2010 06:54 AM By Darrel Rowland The Columbus Dispatch Gov. Ted Strickland and Republican candidate John Kasich greet each other before Tuesday's debate. DispatchPolitics DispatchPolitics.com Complete coverage of Ohio politics The Daily Briefing The Dispatch’s public affairs team sates the appetites of political junkies with bite-sized portions of the news and what's behind it. Buckeye Forum Veteran political reporters examine Ohio politics in this weekly podcast. Today's political news Your Right to Know: State seeks to dismiss lawsuit 'money grab' Kasich leads by 17 points, new Quinnipiac...

COLUMBUS – Gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland yesterday told a radio talk show host that Americans would have “a different attitude” about the war in Iraq if it were not disproportionately fought by the poor. During an interview with Tom Roten of News Talk 800 WVHU, Strickland refused to denounce Senator John Kerry’s controversial don’t study and “you get stuck in Iraq” comments. Democrat leaders and candidates across the country including Hillary Clinton have distanced themselves from Kerry’s comments. Kerry has since apologized. However, Strickland suggested most Americans do not care about the young men and women fighting in Iraq. “I...