Has Ohio Senator George Voinovich ever spent much time in southeastern Ohio?
If he had, then he would know what “Southern” has to do with that part of Ohio.
Southeastern Ohio is roughly the same was West Virginia and Kentucky. If it’s not “Southern” then it’s pretty damn close. The problem is that SE Ohio is only about 8-10% of the state’s population, by far the least populated part of the state. The area has very little political sway in statewide races, although it has flipped from time to time. Voted heavily for Reagan and Bush, but also voted for Clinton. Voinovich clearly doesn’t care about offending anyone in that part of the state, he’s done facing the voters. Hopefully, Rob Portman can replace him. He’s a much more reliable Republican and conservative vote.