Is Romney giving up on Ohio?
Today’s New York Times reports that Mitt Romney, in an attempt to repair the damage done by his “47 percent” comments, is running a new ad in key swing states in which he tries to relate to the...
View ArticleRepresentative Mike Duffey feeling the heat for school funding cuts
One of the most hotly contested races in Ohio this fall is the battle between incumbent Mike Duffey and challenger Donna O’Connor for Ohio’s 21st House District, representing the northern suburbs of...
View ArticlePro-Education group runs new ad in support of three educators running for...
After he was elected, Governor Kasich said that the state’s teachers unions should take out a full page ad to apologize to him. He also told unions and other interest groups to “get on the bus” or he...
View ArticleWhere does Romney stand on government’s role in disaster?
Last year, in the GOP primary debates, Mitt Romney was asked if he supported getting rid of FEMA and leaving responsibility for disaster response and recovery in the hands of individual states. Mitt...
View ArticleOhio auto gambit blowing up in Romney’s face
In the closing days of the race and desperate for a win, Mitt Romney tried to throw a long pass, aiming at undercutting Obama’s advantage among Ohio’s white working class voters. In poll after poll,...
View ArticlePoll closing times in the battleground states
Wondering when you need to be at that big election-watching party tonight and not miss the national networks calling the election for Obama? Here’s what you need to know: First, let’s assume that there...
View ArticleHusted’s latest idea would have handed Ohio to Romney
Today, at the Impact Ohio conference, Jon Husted said something incredibly newsworthy that we haven’t seen reported anywhere. Defending his performance managing Ohio’s election, Husted argued that...
View ArticleWhat’s a supermajority and why does it matter?
14 votes. That’s how close Democrats are to avoiding something just shy of the worst-case-scenario in the Ohio statehouse. Republicans currently control the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives with...
View ArticleBusiness groups yet to endorse Kasich’s “pro-business” tax plan
We recently reported that one of the state’s top tax law firms analyzed the Kasich plan to expand Ohio’s sales tax to most services, declaring it to be a “nightmare.” Our reporting may have gotten...
View ArticleSenate Republicans Forcing Showdown with Kasich over Turnpike
The Ohio Senate today tweaked Governor Kasich’s turnpike proposal, requiring any funds generated by turnpike bonds to be spent in Northern Ohio while freezing toll rates in statute. The move could lead...
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