http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics Commentary, News and Information on Ohio Politics Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:02:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you have landed on this page you may have bookmarked our site too soon. Please click here to go the updated http://politics.ohio.com site http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/24/uh-oh-wrong-site/ If he is going to be complaining that he can't get into debates, maybe instead of doing this, he should be out actually campaigning to raise his numbers so he could get into a debate. Actually, if more people heard him his numbers would probably go down if that ... http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/23/listen-up-earthlings-kucinich-will-speak-now/ I tend to give people more than the usual two cents. So let me get this out of the way in the interest of full disclosure: I support State Senator Kevin Coughlin’s effort to shake up the Summit County GOP leadership and am I running for Central Committee on ... http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/23/my-three-cents-on-the-summit-county-gop-race/ "Vic Wulsin Is My Candidate" by Wulsin Girl Dr. Victoria Wulsin is a Democrat running for Congress in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. The campaign released this music video from a supporter named Ann and it is catchy. Turn up your speakers! Hat tip: Jerid at Buckeye State Blog http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/23/a-catchy-tune-from-oh-2-congressional-race/ The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has selected John Boccieri as one of ten targeted candidates for its new Red To Blue Program. Boccieri is currently a State Senator and the Democratic Candidate for Ohio's 16th Congressional District, which is the open seat being vacated by Congressman Ralph Regula. ... http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/22/bocceri-in-dcccs-top-ten/ The Hill: The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is touting a new batch of challengers who will face freshman Democrats in the House, striking back at Democratic criticism of their recruitment efforts. That is some good news for the NRCC which is lagging far behind in fundraising while already facing ... http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/22/finally-good-news-from-the-nrcc-and-the-future-of-ohios-congressional-seats/ We Democrats love Bill Clinton. When he talks, we listen. That is why it comes as no surprise that the New Hampshire "Fairytale" and Nevada "5-times as much" 30-second sound bites helped propel Senator Clinton to victories in those states. While Bill Clinton knocked Barack Obama off message, ... http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/21/42nd-president-is-a-30-second-sound-bite-machine/ Story: Ohio's unemployment rate was up slightly compared to the same month in 2006, from 5.6 to 6 percent for the month. The largest employment increases were recorded in Texas (+18,600), California (+15,500), Washington (+10,700), and Virginia (+10,200). The largest employment decreases were in Kansas (-6,200), South ... http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/21/turnaround-ohio-in-full-effect/ Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and photographed on Feb 22, 1956 at the age of 27 after a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. These are the eyes of a determined man. "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where ... http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/21/martin-luther-king-jr/ I have to give Dennis Kucinich credit. For a man who hovers at 2% in the polls, he sure can generate headlines for himself. Here is the latest example: Kucinich asked federal authorities to investigate one of his primary opponents, Joe Cimperman, after Cimperman delivered a "missing" poster ... http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/politics/2008/01/20/the-latest-on-mr-2/