[Big_Monkey]

Have you ever heard the phrase, "choose your battles carefully". As it stands, Strickland remains a popular (although some of that popularity has waned a bit) in a state that went comfortably for Obama. As others have pointed out, because of Taft and Noe, the GOP is more deeply damaged in Ohio than it even is nationally.

To my mind, I can't think of any OH politician that would stand even a remote possibility of beating Strickland - but Kasich presents a reasonable, even good opportunity to unseat the incumbent.

I would fully support you decision to not vote for Kasich based upon the Weapons Ban fiasco alone, but only if there was someone else with a shot of winning as great as Kasich's.

[Kent C]

I would fully support you decision to not vote for Kasich based upon the Weapons Ban fiasco alone, but only if there was someone else with a shot of winning as great as Kasich's.

I played that game in the 2008 Prez election. As Jim Rob said in another thread - No More! I'll actively campaign against Kasich. I'm about as 'pragmatic' on this issue as some are on the pro-Life issue - iow, not pragmatic at all. Perhaps you'll understand that too. John Kasich (and his type) is exactly what's wrong with the Republican Party today.