Despite the fact that Ohio is suffering, Ohio Republicans want to put the blame on Gov. Ted Strickland a Democrat. However, Ohioans are not totally blaming Strickland, according to a poll posted at CoshoctonTribune.com. Here is how pollster, Peter Brown, summed up the results:
....The Connecticut-based university asked 1,738 Ohio voters between May 29 and June 2 to pick from a list of culprits, including Strickland, who might be to blame for Ohio’s abysmal economy. Only 4 percent blamed Strickland....
“But they don’t blame him,” he said. “They blame President Bush, Congress and ‘economic forces beyond their control.’”
While the Ohio GOP looks for someone to blame, they should only look to themselves. Through the years, instead of trying to bring in new companies to Ohio, the Republicans have worked to fatten their own election coffers. While they've worked on meaningless legislation like DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act), businesses relocated to other states. The school funding issue has still not made the agenda of the Republican controlled Ohio Legislature. The problem with the elected members of the Ohio Republican Party is that they are self-absorbed. They have put their party before the needs of Ohioans.