NYT: Battleground state of Ohio is hostile terrain for GOP this year

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Alarm Bells for G.O.P. in a Battleground State
By JOHN M. BRODER and MEGAN THEE
Published: October 18, 2006

The bellwether state of Ohio appears to have become hostile terrain for Republicans this year, with voters there overwhelmingly saying Democrats are more likely to help create jobs and concluding by a wide margin that Republicans in the state are more prone to political corruption than are Democrats, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

Home this year to closely watched races for governor, United States Senate and a growing roster of competitive House seats, Ohio is one of the most contested battlegrounds of 2006, and one in which voters at this point are strongly favoring Democrats on many issues.

The Democratic candidates for governor and Senate hold commanding double-digit leads over their Republican opponents in the poll, and respondents said they intended to vote for the Democratic candidate for the House in their district by 50 percent to 32 percent.

The results contained alarm bells for President Bush and his party across the nation three weeks from Election Day.

The poll found a striking slippage in the president’s standing among white evangelical Christians, a constituency that has provided a strong vote cushion for Republican candidates in recent elections. In November 2004, 76 percent of white evangelical Christians in Ohio voted for Mr. Bush. When asked in this poll whether they approved or disapproved of the job Mr. Bush was doing as president, 49 percent approved while 45 percent disapproved....

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/us/politics/18poll.html?hp&ex=1161144000&en=f6ca2b22d29d7e1b&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[tomreedtoon]

1. But watch 110 percent of the votes suddenly become Republican!

I don't believe any of those Democratic "vote monitors" will be able to do anything against the pistols being packed by the Republican "vote monitors."

[Chipper Chat]

2. It's always explained away as a "late surge for the republican."

Mean Jean "beat" Hackett this way.
That Mr. Blackwell sure has 'influence.'

[beltanefauve]

3. Ah, its just that

Librul New York Times spewing their Commie propoganda again.:sarcasm:

[civildisoBDence]

4. Better late than never

The voters have finally figured out what a disgrace DUHbya and this crop of crappy Republicans are.

The next two years of a lame duck eating crow should be interesting.

Newsprism

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5. Looks like Bush never got Ohio the jobs he promised...