I respectfully disagree. Getting rid of anyone with a D next to their name and replacing them with an R only perpetuates mediocre conservatism in the Republican party. I’m yearning for a firebrand with brass balls that will take on unions and radically reform education. Do Ohio Republicans ever purpose right-to-work legislation? How about tax credits for homeschoolers? Never. I'm not happy about a few thinks Ted Strickland has done but he is not a typical Democrat. He’s milk toast and a choir boy compared to the Democrats of Cuyahoga County. He signed Ohio’s concealed carry law and participated in the 2010 National Matches at Camp Perry.
I have known John Kasich since his days in the Ohio Senate and he has pretty decent conservative credentials. I know he's not the ideal TrueConservative
TM many on FR yearn for, but few people are, and even fewer end up getting elected. Right now, given the election as it stands, he's a better choice than the alternative.
My impression of Ted Strickland is that he may be a decent enough fellow but he has been totally ineffective as a Governor. He seems to spend a lot of time on the campaign trail for Obama and seems to be Obama's No. 1 cheerleader/groupie in the state, all the while we're bleeding jobs and losing people to better climes and places.