Also a Buckeye. I think 6 months ago O would lose Ohio, and would trail Sherrod Brown (D) running for Senate. Gov. Kasich really became unpopular last 2 years, but hopefully he has mended fences. He went all out to throw out the Party Chairman (DeWine) who helped win a statewide R sweep. I do not know why Kasich took this internecine tack, but it has been done and I do not know how that will work. It of course split party. Then we have a new insurgency of Conservatives vowing to sit out the presidential race (e.g. FR). If anyone sits out the Prez race, I hope they work to seat a Tea Party Congress to help block O, but as we’ve seen O goes around Congress with impunity (Boehner & McConnell) with czars, recess appointments, agency rules and regs, executive orders, etc. All the Dems have to do is elect ONE guy (O) and they seem focused on doing that. Rs are all over the place - very disorganized and unfocused.
Beyond my comment, I see that Real Clear Politics shows O with a big lead in Ohio from several polls. Not good. Come on, Conservatives. Please go out and vote AGAINST O.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/oh/ohio_romney_vs_obama-1860.html