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Bellweather Ohio Is a Solid Toss-Up
Townhall.com ^ | January 15, 2012 | Salena Zito

Posted on 01/15/2012 8:56:51 AM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 01/15/2012 8:56:52 AM PST by Kaslin
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The idea of this stae being a TOSSUP mkes me want to tossup my dinner!! I’m an Ohioan and they USED to be fairly conservative.


2 posted on 01/15/2012 9:06:22 AM PST by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To the author: “Bellweather”? Really? Try bellwether.


3 posted on 01/15/2012 9:08:31 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: Kaslin
Ohio Unemployment Rate  Chart

Ohio Unemployment Rate Chart by YCharts

4 posted on 01/15/2012 9:10:04 AM PST by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: Ann Archy
Ohio is more republican now than in previous years. The Unions' fight with Kasich is misleading. The southeast region he talks about is coal country, white Appalachian, and pretty depressed economically. I doubt obama will find many votes there compared to 2008.

Btw the correct spelling is "bellwether," no 'a'.

5 posted on 01/15/2012 9:13:40 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

I know that, but the headline writer doesn’t. I didin’t want to be the spelling police.


6 posted on 01/15/2012 9:16:56 AM PST by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Does anyone think all those unemployed folks will cheerfully vote for “buyout baron” Mitt Romney, the candidate who looks like the guy who fires people like you and has built a career largely based on doing just that? I’ve seen commentators make the case that the rust belt and the industrial Midwest is the swing area that will determine the results of this election. Which is why if the day comes that Mitt Romney wins the nomination, I will offer my begrudging congratulations to Obama on unofficially winning his second term.


7 posted on 01/15/2012 9:21:37 AM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Romney in 2012!)
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To: rabidralph

Is this all you have to say about the article? *rme*


8 posted on 01/15/2012 9:24:00 AM PST by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin

Any state actually considering re-electing this piece of stinking trash should leave the union now.


9 posted on 01/15/2012 9:24:09 AM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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Try bellwether.

Townhall needs some editors.

10 posted on 01/15/2012 9:26:58 AM PST by BfloGuy (The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.)
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Oooh, he’s got the high school vote sewed up!

Too bad they’re under 18.


11 posted on 01/15/2012 9:26:58 AM PST by proxy_user
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Ohio will be a tossup in the election and no geographic
region of the state can be ignored. However southeast Ohio,
say from East Liverpool to Portsmouth, does not contain
enough voters to even make a small dent in the vote totals
of the metro areas.


12 posted on 01/15/2012 9:28:00 AM PST by buckalfa (Confused and Bewildered With a Glass Half Empty)
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To: rabidralph
“To the author: “Bellweather”? Really? Try bellwether.”

And, if one were talking about dark blue states, “Bedwetter” would be another option.

13 posted on 01/15/2012 9:40:30 AM PST by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: rabidralph
The columnist got "bellwether" right, but alas, not the headline-writer.

Its a great word, and unfortunately one of the most often misspelled. It has nothing to do with meteorology. A wether is a neutered ram, chosen to lead the flock, because, being neutered, he's less likely to go far afield in search of ewes. Tie a bell around his neck, and the others follow him. The bellwether is, thus, a leading indicator, predictive of the direction in which the flock will go.

14 posted on 01/15/2012 9:48:09 AM PST by southernnorthcarolina ("Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own." -- Aesop)
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Unlike Ohio, Kondik said, Obama does need to win neighboring Pennsylvania,

If Obama doesn't win Ohio, that means he probably has already lost states he won in 2008 like Indiana, Virginia and North Carolina. Then it likely comes down to which way Florida swings.

15 posted on 01/15/2012 9:48:40 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Herman Cain: possibly the escapee most dangerous to the Democrats since Frederick Douglass.)
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To: Ann Archy

Ohio’s cities are packed with government check types who will vote for Obama.Better to be a slave to the Dems than have to work for a living.Out here in the country,we’re very consevative.


16 posted on 01/15/2012 9:56:48 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Kaslin

Yes.


17 posted on 01/15/2012 9:59:24 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: southernnorthcarolina

Yes, it is a great word. Not overused but almost always misspelled. Thanks for the etymology!


18 posted on 01/15/2012 10:02:16 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: chris37

Any state actually considering re-electing this piece of stinking trash should leave the union now.


OR be kicked out later.

Cut um off from outside electricity and fuels to. let them sit in their dark Nimby funk.

And I live in one of those states that would likely get da boot.


19 posted on 01/15/2012 10:04:59 AM PST by cableguymn (Good thing I am a conservative. Otherwise I would have to support Mittens like Republicans do.)
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To: rabidralph; Salena Zito

You know what. You can actually tell the author that


20 posted on 01/15/2012 10:40:09 AM PST by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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