The new Quinnipiac poll in Ohio shows Democrats’ situation improving. Yesterday, Gov. Ted Strickland (D) started looking better in partial results of the poll, and now former Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) is shown to be losing ground in the general election. Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) leads him 42-31, while Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (D) leads 39-34. Fisher, the establishment choice for Democrats, has also created some separation between himself and Brunner, and he leads the primary 26-17.....
Could it be that Ohioans still associate Portman with the failed economic policies of President George W. Bush?
>>>> Here is a tidbit from Ohiodailyblog from 5/26/09:
Two-time George W. Bush appointee Rob Portman made an ass of himself over Memorial Day Weekend:
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rob Portman stopped at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Sunday, May 24, to "meet and greet" veterans at the Patriot Freedom Festival, but was quickly informed by VA officials that campaigning on federal property is illegal. ...
Several veterans told Portman that they were concerned about cuts to the VA budget during the Bush administration when Portman was head of the White House Office of Management and Budget.....
Portman just doesn't seem to get it. Do we really want someone who has shown such callousness toward our injured and sick veterans?*** Dispatch:
After years of collecting dust in legislative committees, a bill that would prohibit employment or housing discrimination based on sexual orientation passed a divided Ohio House yesterday.
"This is not special rights. These are rights all Ohioans are afforded," said Rep. Dan Stewart, D-Columbus, a joint-sponsor of the bill. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in the 53-39 vote....
...But the bill could hit a wall in the GOP-controlled Senate, where President Bill M. Harris, R-Ashland, has said repeatedly that although it will get a hearing, he doesn't see a need for the legislation.....
In the article, Harris explains that he has talked to business leaders and they've indicated that there is no need for this bill. Harris is definitely talking to the wrong people. He should be talking to people who have experienced discrimination in employment and housing because of their sexual orientation. It always seems like the Ohio GOP has the wrong point of view. Instead of trying to protect people, the Ohio GOP works to protect business profits.