Tag Archives: Ohio

Ohio Will Not Rig The Electoral College

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Good news — Ohio’s top lawmakers said today that they do not support plans to alter the state’s winner-takes-all approach to the electoral college, much to the ire of RNC Chairman Reince Priebus who loves the idea. COLUMBUS, Ohio — … Continue reading →

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Republican Outreach

Posted on December 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

The Republican-controlled Ohio State Senate has approved a virulently anti-choice, anti-reproductive healthcare troll to the state medical board. via Realty Check Gonidakis, the former executive director of Ohio Right to Life, has been a leading figure in the state’s attempts … Continue reading →

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Ohio GOP Abandons Abortion Legislation

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

via ThinkProgress The Ohio Senate will not vote on two hotly contested pieces of anti-choice legislation — one that would have imposed the strictest abortion in the nation, and one that sought to strip funding from the state’s Planned Parenthood … Continue reading →

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Best Persons

Posted on November 6, 2012 at 12:30 pm by JM Ashby

Chrysler, which is not planning to move all of its Jeep production capacity to China, gave all of its employees the day off to vote. Chrysler gave its entire work force the day off to Vote Today! Let’s go! #America … Continue reading →

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The Big Lie

Posted on November 3, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

We won’t know how accurate the polls are until the results stream in on Tuesday, but in the waning days of the election President Obama appears to be extending his lead in the key swing state of Ohio. President Obama’s … Continue reading →

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Even Worse Than You Thought

Posted on October 31, 2012 at 1:30 pm by JM Ashby

I honestly believed Romney holding a sham “relief event” in Ohio yesterday was the height of shamelessness, but it turns out the event was even worse than you thought. It’s the soup kitchen sequel. [T]he last-minute nature of the call … Continue reading →

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Romney Frightens Auto Workers for Political Gain

Posted on October 30, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Last week the Romney campaign claimed that, because of President Obama, Chrysler was planning to move all of its Jeep production from Ohio to China. And while the claim was summarily debunked by most of the media, independent fact checkers, … Continue reading →

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Ohio, Ohio, Ohio

Posted on October 27, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Bob Cesca

The president appears to be pulling away in Ohio again. And not a second too soon. As I mentioned on the podcast, the president can lose Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Colorado and still win the election with … Continue reading →

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Central Ohio Unemployment Falls to 5.7 Percent

Posted on October 24, 2012 at 4:15 pm by JM Ashby

Are you better off than four years ago? The residents of central Ohio are. According to numbers released by the state of Ohio yesterday, the unemployment rate in the central region of the state fell to 5.7 percent in September. … Continue reading →

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Extensive Webs of People

Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jen Sorensen In other news, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced today that he plans to appeal the recent ruling that restored early voting during the final three days of the election.

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