Category: Ohio
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The Truth About Pandering
One of the great things about Michael Steele is that he often accidentally speaks the truth, like in his mention of the GOP’s infamous Southern Strategy. In return, a conservative blogger complained, “Steele’s job is to make TODAY’S GOP attractive to voters, not to declare that we haven’t pandered enough to any group.” Let me…
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Ohio will always haunt me
Right now, I am so mortified to be from a small town in Northeast Ohio. Strongsville is a mere 12 miles up the road from where I grew up, and I haven’t watched the video, because I’m afraid I’ll recognize someone. This is no exaggeration — I am not surprised at all by what people…
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Signs of the times
The Obama campaign is all but ignoring lawn signs in some battleground states — so they can focus on silly things like voter registration — and it’s starting to backfire in Virginia. From my anecdotal survey of two voters, it’s also starting to piss off Ohio supporters, too. I think the campaign is underestimating how…
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Polling the family
Talking to my parents about the election is always interesting — Eli and I are in California, surrounded by Obama supporters, so we are perhaps overly optimistic about the election. Meanwhile, my parents are in Ohio, surrounded by conservatives, and, well: Down here, Friday afternoon is when you wash the sheets. Saturday is when you…
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Waiting (for 11/4/08) is the hardest part
Yesterday morning, we saw Joe Biden in Canton, which was entertaining (despite starting 1 1/2 hours late). There were two opening speakers: Governor Ted Strickland, which was a pleasant surprise, and then . . . John Boccieri. Who? Well, he’s running for Congress in a district where the 30-year incumbent Republican is retiring, and he…