Posted on 06/07/2009 7:07:11 AM PDT by Kaslin
At this point, I think Strickland is likely to have the edge, but we are a long way from the election.
Kasich will be a formidable opponent. (Hes) an adept compromiser, across party lines on certain issues.
A.K.A.........RINO
I hope the Republicans go after the Hispanic vote. There are conservative Hispanic business owners here who appreciate the opportunity to raise their families in a strong state and might be very willing to campaign for a Republican.
make no mistake. ohio (my state) is as blue as it gets.
there are the democrats (”blue”), and republicans — also “blue”. it is nearly impossible to tell the difference.
the left and right feet of ohio politics are both walking in step, in the same direction.
I agree with you.. Also you better have a good flame suit on..
Shouldn't your statement read ----I hope the Republicans go after the Conservative vote. ----
Nationality should not play a role as it has nothing to do with it.
Republicans need to draw Conservatives into the party with their Conservative message and the only way to do that is to stay on message while screaming it every chance they get via any medium.
A wonderful place to be from.
Amazing << Hear this. Feel this, and tell me that this isn't music.
Oh, dear...
At least Ohio conservatives have a reason to get off of the couch on a statewide basis. This should help the other statewide Republican offices and down ticket races.
Kasich has to prevent Strickland from successfully blaming all of Ohio’s woes on Square Bob Sponge Tax Taft (an extremely tall order - he killed the Buckeye GOP with his tax hikes and unethical behavior) and Bush (my how the libs love to bang that drum).
Query: If Ohio goes GOP in November 2010 with a Kasich victory, will the media proclaim it as a portent of 2012 (As Ohio goes, so goes the Nation)? Nah, who am I kidding. That headline will only see the light of day if it is another Dem sweep.
At this point, it can be red again as democrats ruin that state and unemployment climbs into double digits.
I’ve heard rumors that Strickland might not run for reelection. He’s 67 years old and it can’t fun being Ohio governor right now.
Besides the economy, Strickland will be judged on his pledge to reform school financing. That might be his undoing.
Yeah, me too.
You see, the problem here is that, clearly, the Republican party has not kowtowed enough to illegal invaders.
When we make it clear that we, as Republicans, want all of their families from Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador to be here and also voting Republican, then the Democrats can never win.
Who the f*** cares if we are God’s great experiment of freedom in the world. Hell, anyone can do that.
Yeah, it kinda like George Bush said about the economy, we have to destroy this Republic and it’s sovereignty to save it.
Why can’t more Republicans and conservatives just be like us? Huh guys, why do these lilliputian sovereignty whores have to continue to bleat so?
Strickland is a paper pusher. End of story. He is not a leader. On the other hand, Kasich is energetic, full of ideas and is younger.
Not here! Strickland has lost IMHO the Appalachian region. Our unemployment was around 7% when he took office with big promises of jobs, we now sit with an ever increasing rate of 12.9%. If Kasich hits the job loss hard and blames it on Strickland’s polices he will probably do well in this area.
Nationality should not play a role as it has nothing to do with it.
Republicans need to draw Conservatives into the party with their Conservative message and the only way to do that is to stay on message while screaming it every chance they get via any medium.
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The Obama campaign will tell you nationality has everything to do with it. It worked for them.
As far as screaming conservatism goes, you can scream all you want but that will not gain votes. In fact, more than 70% of women voted for Obama in Ohio. They’re not interested in conservatism and you have to consider how many votes are coming from liberal college campuses in this state.
It seems to me that those who want true conservatism without compromise will need to find someone with gumption and money to start a third party which can actually go somewhere. I could be wrong, though.
Shouldn’t your statement read ——I hope the Republicans go after the Conservative vote. ——
Nationality should not play a role as it has nothing to do with it.
Republicans need to draw Conservatives into the party with their Conservative message and the only way to do that is to stay on message while screaming it every chance they get via any medium.
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Conservative Evangelical Hispanics Support Sotomayer:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266669/posts
The Republicans cannot try to appeal largely to racial or ethno-centric attitutes, but rather on a core philosophy of liberty, freedom and free markets.
Strickland has kept his head down and avoided serious mistakes, but he has done little for the economic doldrums of the state. He won a strange election in which the voters were nauseated by the disgusting debacle of the corrupt Taft administration, and was opposed by Ken Blackwell, a conservative Black who was sabotaged by the state GOP muckymucks.
I think Kasich would mount a serious challenge and it would behoove conservatives to get behind him.
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