I’m real nervous about Ohio. That jackass Taft really screwed the GOP there. If he had just resigned when the scandals broke instead of sticking it out like a stubborn mule, the damage done to the GOP there could have been mitigated. Now, thanks in part to he and that boob Nay, we’ll be lucky to hold Ohio no matter who the candidate is. And it is a must-hold state.
There is a little good news. Latta has stepped up for the upper OH district seat that was open. We are still trying to fill two others from retirements.
You and I both. I live here in Ohio. I’d cheerfully beat the living hell out of Bob Taft if I ever got the chance over the damage he did here, not to mention how he flat out LIED about his positions on various issues (He said he supported CCW for example, then VETO’d it TWICE).
Lord, how I hate what that man has done to my State.
On the bright side, more and more people are whispering about Strickland, his gay aide he vacations in Europe with, and the fact Stricklands wife lives in Lexington....KENTUCKY.
That McCain beats Clinton fairly handily at this point suggests a reservoir of conservative support that could be tapped by the right candidate. Ohioans are subject to liberal domestic appeals but tend to be a bit more serious about the international scene. As Iraq improves and antiwar sentiment remains muted, I expect to see Ohio back in play in 2008.