‘Politics’ Archives
Updated: Kaczala’s widow to run against Lopez
The deadline to file for candidacy has passed, however since it's being reported that Norm Witzler, Republican candidate for the Lucas County auditor race, there is a stipulation in the election laws that would allow Gina-Marie Kaczala to run as is being reported in the Blade - LINK. If the Republican party agrees and she files by Monday, [...]
Open Thread Thursday!
It is that time again, the rules are basic – if more than one topic is broached, make sure your comment is addressed to the topic you are interested in. For those of you who have not yet posted a comment here, your first comment is automatically held in moderation, I’ll approve them as quickly as possible, after that, your comments will appear [...]
Best dead redistricting proposal
At the end of the day it's hard to believe either the Democratic or the Republican parties in Ohio were serious about changing Ohio's method of creating districts, known as the Apportionment Board. Republicans have had a majority for the past two decades and some Democrats still hold out hope that the 2010 election results will give them the [...]
Candidates for 2010
If you look up at the heading under the blog logo - you'll see Election 2010. When you click on that page you'll find the names of all of the candidates on the Lucas County Ballot and the Ohio House race that encompasses Wood County (District 6). Where I've found a candidate website it's listed, I've also included a few other resource [...]
CNN on Kasich & Wall Street
A media release from the Ohio Democratic Party shared a link to this CNN article "Experience on Wall Street? Don't run for office." LINK Those of you who are fans of Kasich, probably will not like the article, those of you who are not fans of Kasich, probably will. Either way, it's a recommended read since our gubernatorial race is getting [...]
Open Thread Thursday…
It's time once again for open thread Thursday, the rules are basic - if more than one topic is broached, make sure your comment is addressed to the topic you are interested in. For those of you who have not yet posted a comment here, your first comment is automatically held in moderation, I'll approve them as quickly as possible, after that, [...]
Judge blocks AZ law several provisions now on hold
A federal judge has blocked parts of the Arizona immigration law that was set to go into affect tomorrow. Most of the items blocked where the ones that created the most controversy. This is being reported as a breaking news story by national media. Washington Post (link): The overall law will still take effect Thursday, but without the [...]
Misinformed ignore facts
A recent Michigan study found "when misinformed people, particularly political partisans, were exposed to corrected facts in news stories, they rarely changed their minds" according to this article written by John Michael Spinelli, "Will 'Ohio Truth-O-Meter' fix facts for 2010 elections? Michigan studies say beliefs trumps facts" (link). It is [...]
Meet the advisors behind Strickland & Kasich
Recommended article from the Columbus Dispatch (link) that focuses on the advisors that Governor Ted Strickland and gubernatorial candidate John Kasich turn to selected paragraphs from the article: Pressed to name his five closest advisers, Strickland picked his wife, Frances; chief of staff, John Haseley; policy director, Janetta King; [...]
Taylor’s advising clients to move to Florida comment gaining media attention
The Columbus Dispatch has several articles that mention a comment made by Lt. Gubernatorial candidate and State Auditor Mary Taylor recently in Cleveland when campaigning with Gubernatorial candidate John Kasich and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. The topic was first raised on July 22 (link). Taylor's full comment was reported on July 23 [...]