According to a Washington Post article reporting on the Ohio governor’s race, 64% of Ohioans are dissatisfied with the way things are going in their state. A mere 3% are very satisfied.
All things considered, it’s no wonder former Rep. John Kasich is giving Gov. Ted Strickland something to sweat over. However, given Ohio’s history as a bellweather state, it’s not only the current governor who should be sweating but the Democratic Party as a whole.
Ohio was a state barely won by Bush in 2004 but won by Obama with a larger margin, the first Democrat since Johnson to do so. Now, it seems as if all the gains Democrats have made in the state have dissolved in less than a year’s time.
According to the Washington Post:
The Ohio electorate is clearly uneasy, an unease born of economic uncertainty and a feeling that things may get worse before they get better. It’s that same unsettledness that has Republican feeling good about their chances in open seat governors races in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan — states that if Republican can run the table (or come close) will send chills down the collective spines of the White House political team heading into 2012.
Clearly the state’s residents are unhappy with Gov. Strickland but will that translate into trouble for the Democratic Party as a whole? Perhaps this article will give them a hint.
Hand held fans, anyone? It wouldn’t do for them to crank up the air conditioning and destroy the environment now would it?
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=6376a45b-5dbe-4772-a0b7-44fbeea66778)
No related posts.
