12 Days Until the Election
Gubernatorial Race
- Ted Strickland has collaborated with the US Chamber of Commerce. I only mention this because I’m sure he will want to apologize for knowingly aiding and abetting an evil, right-wing instrument of the “Empire” of foreign money. Strickland appears to have a one-point lead in the recent CNN/Time poll, even though the poll also says Kasich wins Republicans and Independents by a lopsided margin. (how many Democrats did they sample?!) Still, the Examiner calls the polling “seesaw” expected, given the closeness of the election, and notes some inconvenient factors for Strickland.
Senatorial Race
- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher is still going to lose. And this is the last update I’m ever giving on this race, so obvious is this fact.
House Races
- E.J. Dionne confirms my judgment this morning in the New Republic by whining about how mean and unspecific and un-empathetic those horrible Ohio Republicans are, especially towards brave comrades — excuse me, party loyalists — like Mary Jo Kilroy. And speaking of party loyalists, Betty Sutton in OH-13 is really hanging her hat on being proud of the President, which she could come to regret in a few weeks.
- Rich Iott in OH-9 denies that he’s fudged having a military service record. The Democrats can now get back into their comfort zone of calling Republicans “fascists” rather than letting those icky Glenn Becks and Jonah Goldbergs get away with pointing out how disingenuous it is. Oh, and HuffPo channels their inner teenage girl by calling Iott a “freak.” Darnit Ariana, and we were just going to ask you to the prom…
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