The Republicans are having a very difficult time gaining support from Ohio voters. Everyone is disgusted with the recession that has hit the country. High gas prices, increasing food prices, and the past Republican scandals have made people steer clear of the GOP candidates.
Here in Ohio's 15th district, people are losing homes and jobs. The last person voters want to support for Congress is Republican Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist. With these difficult economic times, why would voters support a candidate that has sympathy for banks, bankers, and lobbyists? Haven't Republicans forgotten they represent people? Why elect a person like Stivers who is steeped in the culture of lobbying for banks and large financial institutions?
The Republican Party is trying to draw attention to their candidates. However, voters do not seem to be interested in supporting these candidates. I also find it interesting that many of the Republican candidates do not have their views available on their websites. For example, Stivers has his agenda/views only available if you download it through a pdf file. Is he trying to make it difficult for citizens to find out his views? Also, there are no public announcements listed of when and where the candidate will appear. I guess his campaign events are not open to the public.
The cold hard reality is that Republicans have moved away from caring about real people. As a result, real people have lost interest in the Republican brand.