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Ohio: John Kasich filing for guv today
The Swamp Politics ^ | 05/01/09 | Mark Silva

Posted on 05/01/2009 2:13:20 PM PDT by Big_Monkey

It's getting to be that time again:

The 2010 elections are right around the corner, and they're going to get pretty interesting in some of the most heavily contested states and congressional districts next year.

In Ohio, Republican John Kasich, a former longtime congressman and also commentator for FOX News Channel, plans to file papers today for a bid for governor, according to a well-placed source.

Republicans wanted Kasich to run in 2006, he demurred, but has been planting the seeds for 2010 since them - in March 2008, he suggested that Ohio's income tax should be "phased out.'' He served last year as honorary chairman of "Recharge Ohio,'' a group committed to finding leaders who could "get our state back on track.''

Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland presides over a state that the Democrats were able to corral for the election of President Barack Obama last year, a state which nevertheless has undergone extreme pressure in the recession now underway even before it was a recognized recession. How Ohio plays in 2010 will speak volumes about what Ohioans make of the Democratic strategy for economic recovery.

Kasich already is on the circuit: He served as the keynote speaker at the Richland County Republican Lincoln Day over the weekend and at a Columbiana County GOP dinner this week.

(Excerpt) Read more at swamppolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: foxnewschannel; governor; johnkasich; kasich; kenblackwell; oh2010; ohio; republican; strickland
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Kasich has good name recognition in Ohio and excellent fiscal credentials. He's the GOP's best bet to beat Strickland.
1 posted on 05/01/2009 2:13:21 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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Who is running for the Senate seat?


2 posted on 05/01/2009 2:14:09 PM PDT by Don'tMessWithTexas
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To: Big_Monkey

Wonderful. John has a great reputation for fiscal responsibility and for cutting budgets.


3 posted on 05/01/2009 2:16:38 PM PDT by snippy_about_it (Looking for our Sam Adams)
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"Who is running for the Senate seat?

I don't live in OH anymore, but it's going to be Portman from what I've heard and maybe a couple others in the GOP Senatorial primary.

4 posted on 05/01/2009 2:18:29 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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There’s hope for our state! You go JOHN!


5 posted on 05/01/2009 2:19:02 PM PDT by aussiemom
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To: Big_Monkey

Kasich is also pro-life and was untainted by the pubbie scandals that cost so much in OH a few years back.


6 posted on 05/01/2009 2:20:23 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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I certainly do hope that Ken Blackwell does run for something, maybe for the U.S. Senate seat. Is Robert Portman already officially running for U.S. Senate?


7 posted on 05/01/2009 2:21:32 PM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (Conservatives obey the rules. Leftists cheat. Who probably has the political advantage?)
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'I certainly do hope that Ken Blackwell does run for something, maybe for the U.S. Senate seat. Is Robert Portman already officially running for U.S. Senate?

Blackwell has already very publicly endorsed Portman for Senate. With the shellacking he took in 2006 plus his ties to the Taft administration, I think he's going to lay low for several more years.

8 posted on 05/01/2009 2:24:44 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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I certainly do hope that Ken Blackwell does run for something, maybe for the U.S. Senate seat.

Thankfully, he's not. I love the guy, and voted for him for governor, but he ran a campaign every bit as bad as McCain's. He would get smoked in the Senate election.

9 posted on 05/01/2009 2:25:27 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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He would be a good one.


10 posted on 05/01/2009 2:26:28 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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I like Ken Blackwell but have been sort of disappointed by his recent TV appearances.
11 posted on 05/01/2009 2:26:55 PM PDT by exist
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With the shellacking he took in 2006 plus his ties to the Taft administration, I think he's going to lay low for several more years.

Taft and Blackwell were not at all buddies. The tie that binds is party affiliation and nothing much more.

12 posted on 05/01/2009 2:29:28 PM PDT by smith288 (Americans suffer from Stockholm Syndrome with the government)
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"Taft and Blackwell were not at all buddies. The tie that binds is party affiliation and nothing much more.

No question. But, perception is reality. That's why Blackwell got beat so badly. It will fade from the public's consciousness in a few more years.

13 posted on 05/01/2009 2:32:25 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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Kasich has been all over the state in recent months, and spoke at the Columbus tea party. Good choice for Ohio.


14 posted on 05/01/2009 2:33:15 PM PDT by hugorand
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But, perception is reality. That's why Blackwell got beat so badly. It will fade from the public's consciousness in a few more years.

True about the perception. But Taft is despised in these parts. As he should be.

15 posted on 05/01/2009 2:35:55 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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Met Mr Kasich when i was in 8th grade during my field trip to D.C.

He was super nice to us all.


16 posted on 05/01/2009 2:35:59 PM PDT by smith288 (Americans suffer from Stockholm Syndrome with the government)
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To: exist
I like Ken Blackwell but have been sort of disappointed by his recent TV appearances.

I saw that interview and really dont think he got "pwned" but I do think Hitchens comes off as a elitist snob as usual who sounded more learned.

Not that I don't doubt Mr Hitchens expertise on American history but he picks and chooses his facts during that discussion and it's a bummer Blackwell wasn't totally informed about those facts and had any good quality responses that counter his argument from Thomas Jefferson himself.

c'est la vie

17 posted on 05/01/2009 2:39:41 PM PDT by smith288 (Americans suffer from Stockholm Syndrome with the government)
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"Met Mr Kasich when i was in 8th grade during my field trip to D.C.

Good grief. I feel really old now. When I went on my 8th grade trip, we met Howard Metzenbaum - and he was a junior Senator at the time.

18 posted on 05/01/2009 2:39:44 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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He has always been one of my favorite pols. I thought he gave up on it though.
19 posted on 05/01/2009 2:41:44 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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'Not that I don't doubt Mr Hitchens expertise on American history but he picks and chooses his facts during that discussion and it's a bummer Blackwell wasn't totally informed about those facts and had any good quality responses that counter his argument from Thomas Jefferson himself.

Hitchens in a drunk and an obnoxious jerk, but it's difficult to question his intellect or debate skills. There aren't a lot of people that come off looking great when going one-on-one with Hitchens.

I must say that I was amused several weeks ago when Hitchens and some rapper almost came to blows on the Bill Maher show.

20 posted on 05/01/2009 2:43:20 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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