* There is another poll, and more bad news for a Republican governor. Mother Jones has the details:
...A new poll by Quinnipiac University shows that Christie's approval rating is at its lowest ever among his state's citizens, with 44 percent supporting him and 47 percent disapproving. But the biggest loss for Christie came among women respondents, who have turned against governor: 54 percent disapprove of him, while 36 percent approve. This likely reflects his contentious education reform agenda, which involves weakening teachers' unions, cutting public school funding, and creating more charter schools....
....Christie's sinking approval ratings mirror those of fellow first-term GOP governors, including Florida's Rick Scott, Michigan's Rick Snyder, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, and Ohio's John Kasich.....
Why have women voters displayed such disdain for Christie, Kasich, and other Republican governors? Besides this poll, the May 25th, 2011, Public Policy Poll shows only 25% of women approve of Kasich's job (see pdf).
As a woman, I know exactly why women voters have not embraced these right wing buffoons. Women hate bullies, people who pick on school children, the elderly, and those who seek to punish those that have fallen on hard times. Christie, Kasich, and the rest of the GOP governors have shown that their bullheadedness, crass attitude, flippant remarks, wise-ass, pro-business, anti-working people, and anti-public school children agendas make women absolutely sick. SICK!
Added to all of these behaviors on the part of GOP governors, the Kasich administration has purposely bypassed adding women to various executive positions within the state government. Women in Ohio feel that this Republican administration has disregarded the education, experience, and contributions women have made and continue to make to the world as a whole. Kasich and the Ohio GOP simply don't care.
Women voters in Ohio and across the country must vote for candidates that care about our issues. This Republican pro-business crap is not helping families, the elderly, the disenfranchised, middle class workers, and public school children. When families are strong and healthy, our state and our country have a sound foundation for growth. The Kasich administration, with the help of Ohio Republicans, has chipped away at that foundation in order to enrich businesses and special interests.